#banana_tree__banana any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
supertype: herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
member of: genus_Musa
subtype: dwarf_banana__dwarfbanana__Musa_acuminata low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
subtype: Japanese_banana__Musa_basjoo Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
subtype: plantain_tree__plantain__Musa_paradisiaca a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
subtype: edible_banana__Musa_paradisiaca_sapientum widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit
subtype: abaca__manilahemp__Musa_textilis Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
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