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Cavendish Banana

Musa acuminata

Field notes

Musa acuminata is a species of banana native to Southern Asia, its range comprising the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Many of the modern edible dessert bananas are derived from this species, although some are hybrids with Musa balbisiana. First cultivated by humans around 8000 BCE, it is one of the earlier examples of domesticated plants.

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7 native animals
supported in the US

Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Black-throated Blue Warbler, Gray Kingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Black-whiskered Vireo 7

Children

Musa acuminata acuminata

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Light: Full sun Part shade
Moisture: Well drained Moist
Soil: Sand Loam Clay Organic
Habit: Erect
Plant type: Edible Herbaceous perennial Houseplant

From NC State Extension.