The blood banana (Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina), is a subspecies of the wild banana Musa acuminata native to Sumatra, Indonesia.
They are distinctly different from the much more common bananas and plantains derived from Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana.
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Molecular analysis of bananas with this growth habit from Papua New Guinea has shown evidence of genetic input from M. acuminata and M. balbisiana, the parents of the section Musa cultivars.
It is the progenitor of modern edible bananas, along with Musa balbisiana.
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acuminata was later introduced into mainland Indochina into the range of another ancestral wild banana species - Musa balbisiana, a hardier species of lesser genetic diversity than M. acuminata.
It is one of the ancestors of modern cultivated bananas along with Musa acuminata.
It is an international fruit pest, particularly for Musa acuminata.
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