Lady Finger banana

Musa acuminata 'Lady Finger'
Species	Musa acuminata
Cultivar group	AA Group
Cultivar	'Lady Finger'
Origin	Southeast Asia, Australia

Lady Finger bananas (also known as Sugar bananas, Sucrier, Niños, Bocadillos, Fig bananas, or Date bananas) are diploid cultivars of Musa acuminata. Their fruits are small, thin-skinned, and very sweet.

The Lady Finger banana is a diploid (AA) cultivar of the seeded banana Musa acuminata. They were once placed under the Sucrier group in the old system of classification.

Its official designation is Musa (AA) 'Lady Finger'.

Synonyms include:

It is known in English as Lady finger banana, Sugar banana, Finger banana, Fig banana, Date banana, or Sucrier. In the US, this cultivar is also known as 'Glui Leb Mu Nang', a name of Thai origin popularized by Agristarts. The Thai name is กล้วยเล็บมือนาง (RTGS: kluai Leb Mu Nang, IPA: [kluːəj Leb Mu Nang], lit. 'finger lady') and the Malaysian name is pisang mas. Similarly, in Cambodia, it is referred to as chek pong moan (Khmer: ចេកពងមាន់), lit. 'chicken-egg banana', where it is considered the national fruit of Cambodia by royal decree. In Venezuela, they are known as cambures titiaros.

In Australia, the name 'Lady Finger banana' refers to another banana cultivar, the Pome banana (Musa acuminata × balbisiana Colla (AAB Group) cv. 'Pome'). In Hawaii and the West Indies, 'Lady Finger' is also used to describe the Ney Poovan banana cultivar (Musa acuminata × balbisiana Colla (AB Group) cv. 'Ney Poovan').

Lady Finger bananas can grow at a height of 25 ft (7.5 m). Its pseudostem is slender and streaked with reddish brown, but it has a heavy root system that makes it resistant to wind damage. It is resistant to drought and Black Weevil, but is susceptible to Sigatoka. It blooms during mid-summer, late summer, and early fall. It is monocarpic and is propagated asexually.

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