French plantain

Musa × paradisiaca L. is a hybrid species within the Musaceae family, derived from the cross between Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. It has been cultivated and domesticated by humans for a long time and is the basis for most modern cultivated bananas and plantains, which are typically polyploid cultivars of this hybrid or of M. acuminata alone. Linnaeus initially applied the name M. paradisiaca to plantains or cooking bananas, but current usage extends to both cooking and dessert banana cultivars. The name Musa sapientum, previously used for dessert bananas, is now considered a synonym of Musa × paradisiaca.