Lakatan banana
Lakatan bananas, also spelled Lacatan, are diploid banana cultivars from the Philippines. It is one of the most common banana cultivars in the Philippines, along with the Latundan and Saba bananas.
Musa acuminata 'Lakatan' | |
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Lakatan illustration in the 1880 book Flora de Filipinas by Francisco Manuel Blanco | |
Species | Musa acuminata |
Cultivar group | AA Group |
Cultivar | 'Lakatan' |
Origin | Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand |
Lakatan bananas
Close up of Lakatan bananas.
Lakatan bananas sold in the market
Lakatan bananas should not be confused with the Cavendish banana Masak Hijau, which is also known as "Lacatan" in Latin America and the West Indies.
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