444 French plantain Musa X paradisiaca Musa × paradisiaca is the accepted name for the hybrid between Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. Most cultivated bananas and plantains are triploid cultivars either of this hybrid or of M.  acuminata. Linnaeus originally used the name M.  paradisiaca only for plantains or cooking bananas, but the modern usage includes hybrid cultivars used both for cooking and as dessert bananas. 42391 Musa × paradisiaca 444.jpg image/jpeg 31093 2012-04-20T09:38:02Z 471 Fruits Tropical fruits Type 1 2011-02-09T00:37:42Z 2019-05-14T18:05:25Z false specific 89151 true FOOD00436