Latundan banana

Musa 'Silk'

Apple bananas
Hybrid parentage Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana
Cultivar group AAB Group (Pome Group)
Cultivar 'Silk'
Origin Philippines

Latundan bananas (also called Tundan, Silk bananas, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana bananas or Apple bananas), are triploid hybrid banana cultivars from the Philippines. It is one of the most common banana cultivars in Southeast Asia and the Philippines, along with the Lacatan and Saba bananas.[1]

Description

Latundan banana plants typically reach a height of 10 to 13 feet. They require full or partial sun exposure. The flowers are yellow, purple, or ivory in color. The fruits are round-tipped with thin yellow skin that splits once fully ripe. They are smaller than the Lacatan cultivar and the commercially dominant Cavendish bananas.[2][3] They have a slightly acidic, apple-like flavor.[4]

Taxonomy

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.[5]

The Latundan banana is a triploid (AAB) hybrid.[6]

Its full name is Musa acuminata × M. balbisiana (AAB Group) 'Silk'.

Uses

Latundan bananas are popular dessert bananas. They are also cultivated as ornamental plants.

Diseases

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hautea, D.M., G.C. Molina, C.H. Balatero, N.B. Coronado, E.B. Perez, M.T.H. Alvarez, A.O. Canama, R.H. Akuba, R.B. Quilloy, R.B. Frankie, C.S. Caspillo (2002-07-19). "Analysis of induced mutants of Philippine bananas with molecular markers". Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños, FAO Corporate Document Repository. Retrieved 12 January 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Lacatan, Latundan & Senorita bananas". http://www.marketmanila.com/. March 8, 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ "BANANA". Philippine Department of Agriculture http://www.da.gov.ph. March 8, 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ "Musa 'Silk', AAB Group". http://www.learn2grow.com/. Retrieved 11 January 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ "Musa sapientum". http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ Michel H. Porcher; Prof. Snow Barlow (2002-07-19). "Sorting Musa names". The University of Melbourne, . Retrieved 11 January 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
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