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Bananito
Left to right: Plantains, red bananas, bananitos, Cavendish bananas.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: M. acuminata
Binomial name
Musa acuminata
Colla 1820

Musa acuminata, the Bananito, also known as apple bananas, manzana bananas, ladyfinger bananas or stubby bananas is a species of the genus Musa native to northern Australia. It gives a fruit that resembles a short fat banana. The fruit has a sweeter and more apple-like taste than the more common dessert banana. When they are ripe the peel is notably more black than the common banana, sometimes completely black.

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