Musa paradisiaca

Musa × paradisiaca L.

 

Musaceae (musa family) » Musa paradisiaca

 

MEW-suh -- the Latin word musa, for banana, plantain-fruit

par-uh-DIS-ee-uh-ka -- referring to gardens, parks, paradise

 

commonly known as: banana, fig of paradise, plantain • Assamese: কলা kala • Hindi: कदली kadali, केला kela, पापड़ा papra • Kannada: ಬಾಳೇಹಣ್ಣು baalehannu, ಬಳೆ ಕಾಯಿ bale kaayi, ಕದಳಿ kadali • Kashmiri: केल kela • Konkani: क्यांळे kyaanle • Malayalam: മഊചം maaucam, വാഴ vaazha • Manipuri: লফূ থরো laphoo tharo • Marathi: कदल kadala, केळ kela • Nepalese: कदली kadali • Sanskrit: भानुफला bhanuphala, कदली kadali, मोच mocha • Tamil: வாழை vaazha • Telugu: అరటి arati, కదళ kadala • Urdu: کيلا kelaa, موز mauz

 

Distribution: cultivated pantropically

 

 

References: Flowers of India • EcoPort • M.M.P.N.D.

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