Musaceae
French plantain
Musa × paradisiaca
- Family
- Musaceae
- Genus
- Musa
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Common names
By language (35)
- Akan
- Brɔdeɛ
- Arabic
- موز فردوسي, طلح, موز
- Asturian
- Bananera
- Bangla
- কাঁচ কলা
- Basque
- Bananondo
- Bulgarian
- Райски банан
- Cantonese
- 香蕉
- Chinese
- 大蕉, 香蕉, 大蕉皮, 粉芭蕉, 香蕉根
- Danish
- Bananplante
- Dutch
- Bakbanaan
- English
- French plantain, Plantain
- ff
- Ayabaaje
- Finnish
- Banaani
- French
- Banane plantain
- Galician
- Bananeira
- gan
- 香蕉
- German
- Dessertbanane
- gsw
- Dessertbanane
- Guarani
- Pakova
- Haitian Creole
- Bannann miske
- Hausa
- Agada
- Hungarian
- Termesztett banán, Banán
- Indonesian
- Pisang nangka
- Japanese
- バナナ
- Korean
- 바나나
- nah
- Zapalōtl
- Polish
- Banan zwyczajny
- Portuguese
- Banana
- Quechua
- Puquchi
- Russian
- Банан райский, Райский банан
- Slovenian
- Močnati bananovec
- Tongan
- Fusi
- ty
- Te meià
- Vietnamese
- Chuối tiêu, Chuối già
- wuu
- 香蕉
Synonyms
- Karkandela malabarica Raf.
- Musa acutibracteata M.Hotta
- Musa alphurica Miq.
- Musa aphurica Rumph. ex Sagot
- Musa arakanensis F.W.Ripley ex Blechynden
- Musa bacoba Rottb.
- Musa balbisiana var. vittata (Hook.) M.R.Almeida
- Musa berteroi Colla
- Musa bidigitalis De Wild.
- Musa carolinae Sterler
- Musa champa Baker
- Musa chapara Perr.
- Musa chiliocarpa Backer ex K.Heyne
- Musa consociata Nakai
- Musa corbieri A.Chev.
- Musa corniculata Lour.
- Musa dacca Horan.
- Musa decrescens De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa decrescens var. pembuki De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa decrescens var. rubromaculata De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa decrescens var. viridis De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa discolor Planch.
- Musa dulcissima Nakai
- Musa emasculata De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa emasculata var. kiala De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa emasculata var. kimbende De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa emasculata var. lomba De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa emasculata var. zengani De Briey ex De Wild.
- Musa humilis Perr.
- Musa ingrata Nakai
- Musa jaheri Nakai
- Musa maculata Jacq.
- Musa megalocarpa Nakai
- Musa mensaria Moench
- Musa mirabilis Nakai
- Musa nigra Perr.
- Musa odorata Lour.
- Musa oleracea Vieill.
- Musa pallida Nakai
- Musa paradisiaca f. dongila De Briey ex De Wild.
and 109 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 89 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: MeyerMedPr, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Sosnovshchenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adonis Andrade, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: seanmegh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Meiring, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marc Riera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriel Cardoso Fialho, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.