Latundan Banana : The bananas latundan are cultivars triploids (AAB) of bananas hybrid originating from Philippines (family of Musaceae - Botanical name: Musa acuminata × M. balbisiana (AAB group) 'Silk').
It is one of the most widespread banana cultivars in South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia) and Philippines, With the Lacatan bananas and Saba bananas.
They are also called Tundan, silk bananas, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana bananas or apple bananas.
Description: Latundan banana trees generally reach a height of 3 to 4 m. They require total or partial exposure to sun the flowers are from color yellow, violets ou ivory-white.
fruits are rounded with a maintenance skin yellow which splits once well ripe. They are more small that cultivar Lakatan and Cavendish bananas predominantly commercial. They have one flavor slightly acid, similar to the apple.
Taxonomy (classification): In old classifications, the cultivar Latundan was once the plants called Musa Sapientum. Since then it has been discovered that Musa Sapientum is actually a cultivar hybrid from banana trees to seeds wild, balbisian muse et Acuminate muse and not a species.
Use: Latundan bananas are bananas Popular to Philippines.
They are also cultivated as plants ornamental.
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