True plantains

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For any starchy banana used in cooking, see Plantain (cooking). For other uses, see Plantain.

Plantain subgroup
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Details
Genus	Musa
Species	Musa × paradisiaca
Hybrid parentage	M. acuminata × M. balbisiana
Cultivar group	AAB Group, Plantain subgroup
Origin	Southeast Asia, South Asia

"True" plantains are a group of cultivated varieties (cultivars) of the genus Musa (bananas and plantains) placed in the Plantain subgroup of the AAB genome group. The term "plantain" is also used in other senses. It can refer to all the banana cultivars which are normally eaten after cooking, rather than raw, for which see cooking plantain, or to members of some other subgroups of Musa cultivars, such as the Pacific plantains.^[1]

Cultivars of true plantains include: French plantain, Green French banana, Horn plantain, Nendran banana, Pink French banana, and Tiger banana.

References

↑ Ploetz, R.C.; Kepler, A.K.; Daniells, J. & Nelson, S.C. (2007), "Banana and Plantain: An Overview with Emphasis on Pacific Island Cultivars", in Elevitch, C.R., Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Hōlualoa, Hawai'i: Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), retrieved 2013-01-10

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Category: Bananas

Banana cultivars

Musa acuminata, M. balbisiana, and their hybrid M. × paradisiaca

AA	Lacatan banana Lady Finger banana Señorita banana

AAA	Cavendish Dwarf Cavendish Grand Nain East African Highland bananas Other Red Dacca Gros Michel banana

AAB	Iholena Maoli-Popo'ulu Maqueño banana Popoulu banana True plantains French plantain Green French banana Horn plantain Nendran banana Pink French banana Tiger banana Pome Pome Prata-anã Silk Latundan banana African plantains Others Pisang Seribu Rhino Horn banana

AABB	Kalamagol banana Pisang Awak

AB	Ney Poovan banana

ABB	Blue Java banana Bluggoe Subgroup Bluggoe banana Silver Bluggoe banana Pelipita banana Pelipia Pilipia Saba banana Cardaba banana Benedetta banana Dippig

ABBB	Tiparot banana

BBB	Kluai Lep Chang Kut

Musa section Callimusa

Fe'i	Karat banana Utin Iap

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