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Botanical name or scientific name of banana is
Botanical name or scientific name of banana is
Updated On: Aug 21, 2023
- Musa
- Paradisiaca
- Musa textilis
- Musa paradisiaca
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A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. The scientific names of the main cultivated bananas are Musa acuminaia, Musa balbisiana and Musa paradisiaca (hybrid of Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana).
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