What is the correct term for a bunch of bananas
"cover that was rubber stamped by hand, making each one unique. This included one that said ""also on side two: Everybody's Going For the Money"", which had been left off of the label. Early copies had a serial number alá the Beatles' White Album. Music Is Just a Bunch of Notes Music Is Just a Bunch of Notes is an album by blues artists ""Spider"" John Koerner and Willie and the Bumblebees, released in 1972. It was reissued in 2010 by Nero's Neptune Records along with a movie Koerner made titled ""The Secret of Sleep"". ""Macalester Don't Stop Now 10-Mar-72"""
"confusion. The accepted scientific names for most groups of cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana for the ancestral species, and Musa"" × ""paradisiaca for the hybrid ""M. acuminata"" × ""M. balbisiana"". Synonyms of ""M."" × ""paradisica"" include Generally, modern classifications of banana cultivars follow Simmonds and Shepherd's system. Cultivars are placed in groups based on the number of chromosomes they have and which species they are derived from. Thus the Latundan banana is placed in the AAB Group, showing that it is a triploid derived from both ""M. acuminata"" (A) and ""M. balbisiana"" (B). For a list of"
"the common name for the plants that produce the fruit. This can extend to other members of the genus ""Musa"", such as the scarlet banana (""Musa coccinea""), the pink banana (""Musa velutina""), and the Fe'i bananas. It can also refer to members of the genus ""Ensete"", such as the snow banana (""Ensete glaucum"") and the economically important false banana (""Ensete ventricosum""). Both genera are in the banana family, Musaceae. The banana plant is the largest herbaceous flowering plant. All the above-ground parts of a banana plant grow from a structure usually called a ""corm"". Plants are normally tall and fairly"
"clothing and hands, and can be very difficult to remove. Linnaeus originally classified bananas into two species based only on their uses as food: ""Musa paradisiaca"" for plantains and ""Musa sapientum"" for dessert bananas. Both are now known to be hybrids between the species ""Musa acuminata"" (A genome) and ""Musa balbisiana"" (B genome). The earlier published name, ""Musa"" × ""paradisiaca"", is now used as the scientific name for all such hybrids. Most modern plantains are sterile triploids belonging to the AAB Group, sometimes known as the ""Plantain group"". Other economically important cooking banana groups include the East African Highland bananas"
"Banana A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ""Musa"". In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called ""plantains"", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible seedless (parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild"
"Bananas were hung from nooses around the campus of American University in May 2017 after the student body elected its first black woman student government president. The Unicode standard includes the emoji character . Banana A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ""Musa"". In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called ""plantains"", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind,"
"""wild banana"", ""prairie banana"", ""Indiana banana"", ""Hoosier banana"", ""West Virginia banana"", ""Kansas banana"", ""Michigan banana"", ""Missouri banana"", ""the poor man’s banana"", ""Ozark banana"", ""banango"", and ""Kentucky banana"", as well as ""asimoya"", ""Quaker delight"" and ""hillbilly mango"". Several tribes of Native Americans have terms for the pawpaw such as ""riwahárikstikuc"" (Pawnee), ""tózhaⁿ hu"" (Kansa), and ""umbi"" (Choctaw). ""Asimina triloba"" is a large shrub or small tree growing to a height of , rarely as tall as , with trunks or more in diameter. The large leaves of pawpaw trees are clustered symmetrically at the ends of the branches, giving a distinctive"
"upright (rather than drooping), so that the bunches of bananas are also upright. Ripe fruit has brilliant orange, copper-coloured or red skin with orange or yellow flesh inside. It has prominent ridges, making it squarish in cross-section. As with many names in the genus ""Musa"", considerable confusion has existed as to the proper scientific name, if any, for Fe'i bananas. Some authorities have preferred to treat Fe'i bananas as a formal or informal cultivar group rather than employing a Latin binomial, using names like ""Musa"" (Fe'i Group) 'Utafan'. One of the earliest detailed accounts of the genus ""Musa"" was by"
"dessert bananas are now known to refer to hybrids, rather than natural species. It is known today that most cultivated seedless bananas are hybrids or polyploids of two wild banana species - ""Musa acuminata"" and ""Musa balbisiana"". Linnaeus' ""Musa sapientum"" is now identified to be the hybrid Latundan cultivar (""M."" × ""paradisiaca"" AAB Group 'Silk'), while his ""Musa paradisiaca"" are now known to be hybrids belonging generally to the AAB and ABB banana cultivar groups. Hybridization and polyploidy was the cause of much confusion in the taxonomy of the genus ""Musa"" that was not resolved until the 1940s and 1950s."
"True plantains ""True"" plantains are a group of cultivars of the genus ""Musa"" (bananas and plantains) placed in the Plantain subgroup of the AAB genome group. The term ""plantain"" can refer to all the banana cultivars which are normally eaten after cooking, rather than raw (see cooking banana), or it can refer to members of other subgroups of ""Musa"" cultivars, such as the Pacific plantains. True plantains are divided into four groups based on their bunch type: French, French Horn, False Horn and Horn plantains. Each bunch type has a variety of cultivars associated to it - i.e.: In the"
"""Callimusa"", respectively. A number of distinct groups of plants bearing edible fruit have been developed from species of ""Musa"". In English, fruits which are sweet and used for dessert are usually called ""bananas"", whereas starchier varieties used for cooking are called ""plantains"", but these terms do not have any botanical significance. By far the largest and now the most widely distributed group of cultivated bananas is derived from section ""Musa"", particularly and , either alone or in various hybrid combinations. The next but much smaller group is derived from members of section ""Callimusa"" (previously classified as ""Australimusa"") and is restricted"
"species – ""Musa acuminata"" and ""Musa balbisiana"". The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are ""Musa acuminata"", ""Musa balbisiana"", and ""Musa"" × ""paradisiaca"" for the hybrid ""Musa acuminata"" × ""M. balbisiana"", depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific name ""Musa sapientum"" is no longer used. ""Musa"" species are native to tropical Indomalaya and Australia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. They are grown in 135 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine, and banana beer and as ornamental plants. The world's largest producers of bananas"
"Emperor Augustus, or Linnaeus may have adapted the Arabic word for banana, ""mauz"". The old biological name ""Musa sapientum"" = ""Muse of the wise"" arose because of homophony in Latin with the classical Muses. ""Musa"" is in the family Musaceae. The APG III system assigns Musaceae to the order Zingiberales, part of the commelinid clade of the monocotyledonous flowering plants. Some 70 species of ""Musa"" were recognized by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ; several produce edible fruit, while others are cultivated as ornamentals. The classification of cultivated bananas has long been a problematic issue for taxonomists. Linnaeus"
"can develop into fruit) appear in rows further up the stem (closer to the leaves) from the rows of male flowers. The ovary is inferior, meaning that the tiny petals and other flower parts appear at the tip of the ovary. The banana fruits develop from the banana heart, in a large hanging cluster, made up of tiers (called ""hands""), with up to 20 fruit to a tier. The hanging cluster is known as a bunch, comprising 3–20 tiers, or commercially as a ""banana stem"", and can weigh . Individual banana fruits (commonly known as a banana or ""finger"") average"
"and ""M. sapientum"", the latter being reduced to a synonym of ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"". At one time, to deal with the great diversity of cultivated bananas and plantains, botanists created many other names which are now regarded as synonyms of ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"", such as ""M. corniculata"" Lour., used for a group of plantains with large fruit resembling the horns of a bull. Cultivated varieties are now given cultivar names, with the cultivars classified into groups and subgroups. Thus ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"" 'Horn' is a cultivar belonging to the AAB genome group, Plantain subgroup. See List of banana cultivars for"
"this woody-stemmed grass are displayed. The plants range in species that grow only a few inches tall to giant timber bamboos that reach over tall and have canes over in diameter. Banana Collection: Bananas belong to the Musaceae Family. There are many cultivars and varieties that bear the familiar edible fruit, but there are other species that are grown for the colorful flowers or striking foliage. Bromeliad Collection: Bromeliads are a large diverse group of plants that belong to the Bromeliaceae Family. Many have brilliant colored inflorescences while others have strikingly colored foliage. Some bromeliads are terrestrial (grow in the"
"originally placed bananas into two species based only on their uses as food: ""Musa sapientum"" for dessert bananas and ""Musa paradisiaca"" for plantains. More species names were added, but this approach proved to be inadequate for the number of cultivars in the primary center of diversity of the genus, Southeast Asia. Many of these cultivars were given names that were later discovered to be synonyms. In a series of papers published from 1947 onwards, Ernest Cheesman showed that Linnaeus's ""Musa sapientum"" and ""Musa paradisiaca"" were cultivars and descendants of two wild seed-producing species, ""Musa acuminata"" and ""Musa balbisiana"", both first"
"Banana passionfruit Banana passionfruit is the fruit of several plants in the genus ""Passiflora"", and is therefore related to the passion fruit. They look somewhat like a straight, small banana with rounded ends. It was given this name in New Zealand, where passionfruit are also prevalent. In Hawaii, it is called banana poka. In its Latin American homeland, it is known as curuba, curuba de Castilla, or curuba sabanera blanca (Colombia); taxo, tacso, tagso, tauso (Ecuador); parcha, taxo (Venezuela), tumbo or curuba (Bolivia); tacso, tumbo, tumbo del norte, trompos, tintin or purpur (Peru). There are several species of banana passion"
"in 2016 were India and China, which together accounted for 28% of total production. Worldwide, there is no sharp distinction between ""bananas"" and ""plantains"". Especially in the Americas and Europe, ""banana"" usually refers to soft, sweet, dessert bananas, particularly those of the Cavendish group, which are the main exports from banana-growing countries. By contrast, ""Musa"" cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called ""plantains"". In other regions, such as Southeast Asia, many more kinds of banana are grown and eaten, so the binary distinction is not useful and is not made in local languages. The term ""banana"" is also used as"
"plantains have three sets of chromosomes (i.e. they are triploid). Many are hybrids derived from the cross of two wild species, ""Musa acuminata"" and ""Musa balbisiana"". The currently accepted scientific name for all such crosses is ""Musa"" × ""paradisiaca"". Using Simmonds and Shepherds' 1955 genome-based nomenclature system, cultivars which are cooked often belong to the AAB Group, although some (e.g. the East African Highland bananas) belong to the AAA Group, and others (e.g. Saba bananas) belong to the ABB Group. Fe'i bananas (""Musa"" × ""troglodytarum"") from the Pacific Islands are often eaten roasted or boiled, and thus informally referred to"
"French know this tribe as the Bananas or the Banana Marba, but the people call themselves the Azumeina. In Azumeina, Banana means ‘my male friend’, and Marba is a clan of the Azumeina! Naturally, the people want to be called by their correct name.” The term Banana was sometimes used during the time of the French administration to refer to the Marba people group. It is derived from the Marba phrase ‘my male friend’. Legend has it that a French official asked someone what language his friend spoke. The reply, “My friend is Marba” (Banana Marba) was misunderstood to be"
"List of banana cultivars. No such nomenclature system has been developed for the group of edible bananas derived from section ""Callimusa"". This group is known generally as the ""Fe'i"" or ""Fehi"" bananas, and numerous cultivars are found in the South Pacific region. They are very distinctive plants with upright fruit bunches, featuring in three of Paul Gauguin's paintings. The flesh can be cooked before eating and is bright orange, with a high level of beta carotene. Fe'i bananas are no longer very important for food, as imported foods have grown in popularity, although some have ritual significance. Investigations are under"
"with 12 to 20 fingers. The fruits range from in diameter, and in length. The fruits ripen when the skin is light green to yellow-green, like other Cavendish cultivars. The Masak Hijau banana is a triploid (AAA) cultivar of the Cavendish banana subgroup. Its official designation is ""Musa acuminata"" (AAA Group) 'Masak Hijau'. Masak Hijau is also called ""Lacatan"" in Latin America and the West Indies. To avoid confusion with the Philippine Lakatan bananas, the latter is usually spelled with a 'k' in botanical literature, while Masak Hijau is usually spelled with a 'c' (Lacatan) or simply called ""Jamaican Lacatan""."
"Musa × paradisiaca Musa"" × ""paradisiaca is the accepted name for the hybrid between ""Musa acuminata"" and ""Musa balbisiana"". Most cultivated bananas and plantains are triploid cultivars either of this hybrid or of ""M. acuminata"" alone. Linnaeus originally used the name ""M. paradisiaca"" only for plantains or cooking bananas, but the modern usage includes hybrid cultivars used both for cooking and as dessert bananas. Linnaeus's name for dessert bananas, ""Musa sapientum"", is thus a synonym of ""Musa"" × ""paradisiaca"". Almost all cultivated plantains and many cultivated bananas are triploid cultivars of ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"". It is believed that Southeast Asian"
"acuminata"" × ""balbisiana"" (ABB Group) 'Saba'. Synonyms include: 'Saba' is known in English as saba, cardaba, sweet plantain, compact banana, and papaya banana. Saba is also known by other common names such as ""saba"", ""sab-a"", or ""kardaba"" in Filipino; ""biu gedang saba"" in Javanese; ""pisang nipah"" or ""pisang abu"" in Malaysian; ""dippig"" in Ilocano; ""pisang kepok"" in Indonesian; ""kluai hin"" in Thai; and ""opo-’ulu"" or ""dippig"" (from Ilocano migrants) in Hawaiian. Saba bananas are part of the saba subgroup (ABB), which also includes the very similar 'cardaba' cultivar. Both were once erroneously identified as BBB polyploids, and both are used"
"bananas. They have a slightly acidic, apple-like flavor. In older classifications, the Latundan cultivar was once the plant referred to as ""Musa sapientum"". It has since been discovered that ""Musa sapientum"" is actually a hybrid cultivar of the wild seeded bananas ""Musa balbisiana"" and ""Musa acuminata"" and not a species. The Latundan banana is a triploid (AAB) hybrid. Its full name is ""Musa acuminata"" × ""M. balbisiana"" (AAB Group) 'Silk'. Latundan bananas are popular dessert bananas. They are also cultivated as ornamental plants. Latundan banana Latundan bananas (also called Tundan, silk bananas, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana bananas or apple bananas),"
"group as a whole – for example Rafaël Govaerts in 2004. The name may be written as ""M."" × ""troglodytarum"" to stress the hybrid origin of Fe'i bananas. Synonyms of ""M. troglodytarum"" are: Whereas most cultivated bananas and plantains are derived from species in ""Musa"" section ""Musa"", Fe'i bananas are clearly part of section ""Callimusa"" (in particular the species formerly grouped as section ""Australimusa""). However, their precise origins are unclear. On the basis of appearance (morphology), ""Musa maclayi"", native to Papua New Guinea, has been proposed as a parent. More recent genetic studies suggest they are close to ""M. lolodensis"""
"bananas, and plantains, although there were overlaps between dessert and cooking bananas. In Southeast Asia – the center of diversity for bananas, both wild and cultivated – the distinction between ""bananas"" and ""plantains"" does not work, according to Valmayor et al. Many bananas are used both raw and cooked. There are starchy cooking bananas which are smaller than those eaten raw. The range of colors, sizes and shapes is far wider than in those grown or sold in Africa, Europe or the Americas. Southeast Asian languages do not make the distinction between ""bananas"" and ""plantains"" that is made in English"
"bananas, each pseudostem flowers and bears fruits only once before dying. Each mat bears about eight suckers. The fruits become ready for harvesting 150 to 180 days after flowering, longer than other banana varieties. Each plant has a potential yield of per bunch. Typically, a bunch has 16 hands, with each hand having 12 to 20 fingers. Saba bananas grow best in well-drained, fertile soils with full sun exposure. They inherit most of the characteristics of ""Musa balbisiana"", making them tolerant of dry soil and colder conditions of temperate climates. They require minimum rainfall and can survive long dry seasons"
"that bananas come from. In tropical American cultures, all bananas are considered plantains, but not all plantains are bananas. These deep-fried plantain chips are also quite popular in the southeastern part of Mexico, especially in the state of Tabasco. Banana chip Banana chips are dried slices of bananas (fruits of herbaceous plants of the genus ""Musa"" of the soft, sweet ""dessert banana"" variety). They can be covered with sugar or honey and have a sweet taste, or they can be fried in oil and spices and have a salty or spicy taste. Fried banana chips are usually produced from under-ripe"
"African language (possibly Wolof). From the time of Linnaeus until the 1940s, different types of edible bananas and plantains were given Linnaean binomial names, such as ""Musa cavendishii"", as if they were species. In fact, edible bananas have an extremely complicated origin involving hybridization, mutation, and finally selection by humans. Most edible bananas are seedless (parthenocarpic), hence sterile, so they are propagated vegetatively. The giving of species names to what are actually very complex, largely asexual, hybrids (mostly of two species of wild bananas, ""Musa acuminata"" and ""Musa balbisiana"") led to endless confusion in banana botany. In the 1940s and"
"develop from the base of the plant. Cultivars of ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"" are usually sterile, without seeds or viable pollen. Banana plants were originally classified by Linnaeus into two species, which he called ""Musa paradisiaca"" for those used as cooking bananas (plantains), and ""M. sapientum"" for those used as dessert bananas. It was later discovered that both of his ""species"" were actually cultivated varieties of the hybrid between two wild species, ""M. acuminata"" and ""M. balbisiana"", which is now called ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"" L. The circumscription of the modern taxon ""M."" × ""paradisiaca"" thus includes both the original ""M. paradisiaca"""
"fruit consumption. These are propagated asexually from offshoots. The plant is allowed to produce two shoots at a time; a larger one for immediate fruiting and a smaller ""sucker"" or ""follower"" to produce fruit in 6–8 months. As a non-seasonal crop, bananas are available fresh year-round. In global commerce in 2009, by far the most important cultivars belonged to the triploid AAA group of ""Musa acuminata"", commonly referred to as Cavendish group bananas. They accounted for the majority of banana exports, despite only coming into existence in 1836. The cultivars Dwarf Cavendish and Grand Nain (Chiquita Banana) gained popularity in"