In a new study, an international team coordinated by CIRAD has revealed the biodiversity of the genus Musa, which includes ...

Botanist Carl Linnaeus gave bananas the scientific name Musa from the Arabic word for banana, muz or musa. Or mauz. They ...

Bananas are among the most widely traded tropical fruits across the world. They come from herbaceous plants of the Musa genus. There are two types of bananas: dessert bananas (yellow, ripe, slightly ...

Namwa bananas in Hawaii. The banana plant, which falls under the genus Musa, is not a tree but an enormous herb. It was first domesticated in Papua New Guinea around 7,000 years ago.Credit ...

Cold hardy banana trees are suited to cooler conditions and this opens up the opportunity for people to add them to their gardens. The Musa genus of bananas can survive colder temperatures than more ...

[1] Diet consists of nectar, seeds, wild bananas of the Musa genus, soft fruit, berries and flowers. Mostly seen alone but also occurs in pairs and small groups. Breeding season is September to ...