Banana is the common name forherbaceous plants of the genus Musaand for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colorswhen ripe, including yellow, purple, and red.
Almost all modern edible parthenocarpicbananas come from the two wild speciesMusa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of bananas areMusa acuminata, Musa balbisiana or hybrids Musa acuminata balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific names Musa sapientum and Musa paradisiaca are no longer used.
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