bananas come from trees or plants.
where do bananas come from trees or plants?
plant
a banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus "musa". in some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. the fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. the fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. almost all modern edible seedless (parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild species – "musa acuminata" and "musa balbisiana". the scientific names of most cultivated bananas are "musa acuminata", "musa balbisiana", and "musa" × "paradisiaca" for the hybrid "musa acuminata" × "m. balbisiana", depending on their genomic constitution. the old scientific name for this hybrid, "musa sapientum", is no longer used.
banana
bananas are a principal crop for people with limited access to other resources, and the decrease in production of the fruit can encroach on their current diet, being that bananas are staple crop in some countries. there is also the possibility that the costs of bananas will rise with the substantial loss of bananas; this will result in a lot of people not being able to afford them. "m. fijiensis" has been found in all regions of the world that are major producers of bananas and is a constraint for these countries; specifically, africa, asia, and south america. black sigatoka is a very destructive disease to the foliage of banana trees. the disruption in photosynthesis is so severe that it can cause the farmer to lose up to 50% of their fruit yield. the fruits yielded from banana trees infected with black streak leaf can interrupt the ripening of the banana, specifically causing it to “ripen prematurely and unevenly, and as a result becoming unsuitable for export”. a disruption in the maturation of the fruit can lead to a major shift in the economy of the international commerce. 10% of the bananas that are grown are sold to other countries while the other 90% is consumed by the farmers and local communities. small farmers growing bananas for local markets cannot afford expensive measures to fight the disease. black sigatoka of bananas threatens the fruit’s economy and the lives of the people who depend on the fruit for subsistence.
black sigatoka