Apple Bananas on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Latundan banana (also called Tundan, silk banana, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana banana, or apple banana) is a triploid hybrid
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. They have a slightly acidic, apple-like flavor.
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
cultivar of the AAB "Pome" group from the Philippines. It is one of the most common banana cultivars in Southeast Asia and the Philippines, along with Lacatan and Saba bananas. Its Malaysian name is ''pisang rastali''.
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. They have a slightly acidic, apple-like flavor.
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. The Latundan banana is a triploid ( AAB) hybrid. 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
* Panama diseaseSee also
*Banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
* Banana Cultivar Groups
* ''Musa''
* '' Musa acuminata''
* '' Musa balbisiana''
* Plantain
References
{{Banana Banana cultivars