page_title: Dwarf Cavendish banana
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Dwarf Cavendish banana / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: Close-up photo of the leaf of a Dwarf Cavendish (Musa acuminata) variety of banana plant. Photo taken in Penzance, Cornwall, UK; using an Olympus X-705 in Super Macro mode.
context_page_description: The Dwarf Cavendish banana is a widely grown and commercially important Cavendish cultivar. The name "Dwarf Cavendish" is in reference to the height of the pseudostem, not the fruit. Young plants have maroon or purple blotches on their leaves but quickly lose them as they mature. It is one of the most commonly planted banana varieties from the Cavendish group, and the main source of commercial Cavendish bananas along with Grand Nain.
context_section_description: Its accepted name is Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'. Synonyms include:
  Musa acuminata L. A. Colla
  Musa nana J. de Loureiro (name accepted at Mobot)
  Musa nana auct. non J. de Loureiro
  Musa chinensis R. Sweet
  Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot ex J. G. Baker
  Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot
  Musa sinensis R. Sweet ex P. A. Sagot
  Other common names include klue hom kom, pisang serendah, Chinese banana, and Canary banana.
caption: Close up photo of a leaf from the Dwarf Cavendish.
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