These ancient introductions resulted in the banana subgroup now known as the true plantains, which include the East African Highland bananas and the Pacific plantains (the Iholena and Maoli-Popo'ulu subgroups). East African Highland bananas originated from banana populations introduced to Madagascar probably from the region between Java, Borneo, and New Guinea; while Pacific plantains were introduced to the Pacific Islands from either eastern New Guinea or the Bismarck Archipelago.
These ancient introductions resulted in the banana subgroup now known as the true plantains which include the East African Highland bananas and the Pacific plantains (the Iholena and Maoli-Popo'ulu subgroups) East African Highland bananas originated from banana populations introduced to Madagascar probably from the region between Java Borneo and New Guinea; while Pacific plantains were introduced to the Pacific Islands from either eastern New Guinea or the Bismarck Archipelago