| Musa 'Silk' | |
|---|---|
 Apple bananas | |
| Hybrid parentage | Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana |
| Cultivar group | AAB Group (Pome Group) |
| Cultivar | 'Silk' |
| Origin | The Philippines |
The Latundan banana (also called Tundan, silk banana, Pisang raja sereh, Manzana banana, or apple banana) is a triploid hybrid banana 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.[1] Its Malaysian name is pisang rastali.[2]
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