Fe.27i-type cultivars Musa (genus)



no such nomenclature system has been developed group of edible bananas derived section callimusa. group known fe or fehi bananas, , numerous cultivars found in south pacific region. distinctive plants upright fruit bunches, featuring in 3 of paul gauguin s paintings. flesh can cooked before eating , bright orange, high level of beta carotene. fe bananas no longer important food, imported foods have grown in popularity, although have ritual significance. investigations under way use fe karat bananas (the name derives carrot due intense orange-yellow color of fruit) in prevention of childhood blindness in pohnpei. fe bananas derive musa maclayi, although origins not understood section musa bananas. cultivars can formally named, e.g. musa (fe group) utafun .








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