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The Latundan banana (also called Tundan, silk banana, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana banana, or apple banana) is a triploid
hybrid Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...
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 Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...
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 disease


See also

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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

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