1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
1.3 Origin
Central America, Mexico
Australia, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm16.08 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm7.87 cm
0.1
6350
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Green
Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green
1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.3.1 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
2.3.2 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.4.1 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
2.4.2 Repeat Bloomer
2.5 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
3.8 Fertilizers
Compost, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles
Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Throat itching, Vomiting
Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron
Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.6 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Showy Tree
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
MELOTHRIA scabra
Banana Tree
6.3 Common Name
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
Banana Tree
6.3.1 In Hindi
6.4.1 In German
6.4.2 In French
6.4.3 In Spanish
7.1.2 In Greek
7.1.3 In Portuguese
melão rato
árvore de banana
7.1.4 In Polish
mysz melona
Banana drzewa
7.1.5 In Latin
mouse melon
Musa sapientum fixa ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
Zingiberales
8.5 Family
8.7 Genus
8.8 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Monocotyledonous
8.9 Tribe
Melothrieae
Not Available
8.11 Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae
Not Available
8.13 Number of Species