What fruit is known as lady's fingers?

Lady Finger bananas (also known as sugar bananas, fig bananas, or date bananas) are diploid cultivars of Musa acuminata. They are small, thin skinned, and sweet.

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Banana cultivar

This article is about a banana cultivar. For other uses, see Lady finger Lady Finger bananas (also known as sugar bananas, fig bananas, or date bananas) are diploid cultivars of Musa acuminata. They are small, thin skinned, and sweet.

Taxonomy and nomenclature [ edit ]

The Lady Finger banana is a diploid (AA) cultivar of the seeded banana Musa acuminata.[2] They were once placed under the Sucrier group in the old system of classification.[3]

Its official designation is Musa (AA) 'Lady Finger'.

Synonyms include:

Musa acuminata Colla (AA Group) cv. 'Sucrier'

(AA Group) cv. 'Sucrier' Musa acuminata Colla (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Lady's Finger'

(Sucrier Group) cv. 'Lady's Finger' Musa × paradisiaca L. cv. 'Lady Finger'

cv. 'Lady Finger' Musa × paradisiaca L. cultigroup Sucrier cv. 'Doigt de Femme' × cultigroup Sucrier cv. 'Doigt de Femme' Musa × paradisiaca L. cultigroup Saccharinus cv. 'Lady's Finger' × cultigroup Saccharinus cv. 'Lady's Finger' Musa × paradisiaca L. cultigroup Saccharinus cv. 'Dedo de Dama' × cultigroup Saccharinus cv. 'Dedo de Dama' Musa acuminata Colla non L. (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Datil' (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Datil' Musa acuminata Colla non L. (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Niño' (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Niño' Musa acuminata Colla non L. (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Bocadillo' They are known in English as lady finger bananas, sugar bananas, finger bananas, fig bananas, date bananas, or sucrier. The Malaysian name is pisang mas or, pisang emas. Similarly, in Cambodia, it is referred to as chek pong moan (Khmer: ចេកពងមាន់), lit. 'chicken-egg banana', where it is considered the national fruit of Cambodia by royal decree.[4] In Venezuela, they are known as cambures titiaros. In Ecuador, this fruit is called "guineo orito" or, simply, "orito".[5][6]. Besides, several exporters and importers use different commercial names.[7][8][9] In Australia, the name 'lady finger banana' refers to another banana cultivar, the Pachanadan, of the Pome banana sub-group (Musa acuminata × balbisiana Colla (AAB Group) cv. 'Pome'). In Hawaii and the West Indies, 'lady finger' is also used to describe the Ney Poovan banana cultivar (Musa acuminata × balbisiana Colla (AB Group) cv. 'Ney Poovan').[2] Despite their resemblance, the Lady Finger banana must not be confused with the totally different cultivar Latundan banana which is a bit larger and has a sweet-sour taste.[5] (page 25 of the document or, 11 according to index); or, with Señorita banana, that has a bit larger and pointier end tip. "Señorita" is a word (used as an independent noun; as a title it is written "Srta.") in Spanish used to refer to a single young woman, the correct translation of which is "maiden"; but, if incorrectly translated as "lady", it might make people get confused about these varieties of banana.

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Description [ edit ]

Lady Finger bananas trees can grow at a height of 7.5 metres (25 ft). Its pseudostem is slender and streaked with reddish brown, but it has a heavy root system that makes it resistant to wind damage. It is resistant to drought and Black Weevil, but is susceptible to Sigatoka.[3] It blooms during mid-summer, late summer, and early fall. It is monocarpic and is propagated asexually.[3] The fruit is 4 to 5 inches (10 to 12+1⁄2 cm) in length, and light yellow. The skin is thin and the flesh is sweet. 12 to 20 fingers are borne in each hand, with each bunch typically having 10 to 14 hands.

Uses [ edit ]

Lady Finger bananas are eaten fresh or used in desserts. They are known for being sweeter than the common Cavendish-type bananas.[10] Dwarf Lady Finger bananas, typically growing only up to 15 feet (4+1⁄2 m) in height, are also cultivated as houseplants.