Musa species are native to tropical Indomalaya and Australia; they were probably domesticated in New Guinea. They are grown in 135 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make …

Nov 24, 2025 · Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated in Southeast Asia, and their consumption is mentioned in early Greek, Latin, and Arab writings; Alexander the Great saw …

Nov 6, 2022 · Like other fresh fruit and vegetables, bananas stay alive after picking. Like people, bananas breathe, or respire, taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide ― but through their skin.

Given the lack of genetic variety among domesticated bananas, the plants are especially susceptible to various diseases, including Panama Disease, Black Stigatoka, and Banana Bunchy Top Virus, …

Aug 1, 2020 · Like other fresh fruit and vegetables, bananas stay alive after picking. Like people, bananas breathe, or respire, taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide ― but through their skin.

Oct 10, 2024 · That depends, a banana on the tree is still growing and therefore technically still a living thing. A banana off the tree is severed from its life source and is therefore dead.

The Zoo grows 24 different types of bananas. While we get some fruit off of them, we mostly grow them for the stalks and leaves, which we give to our primates and elephants to enjoy.

Jul 20, 2025 · Depending on how you look at it, a banana ( Musa spp.) has either a short life or a very long one. Banana “trees” are actually perennial herbs — the largest in the world. Because theyre not …

Aug 12, 2025 · Explore the unique life cycle of banana plants. Understand how they persist and provide fruit year after year, defying simple classification.

Jun 30, 2020 · How long can a banana live for? So you could say that, from its first appearance from an underground rhizome to harvest, a banana’s life cycle spans only somewhere around 15 months to 2 …