What's the botanical name for BANANA PALMS?????????

just wondering, i'm into banana trees at the moment, they look great in the garden!!!!!

What's the botanical name for BANANA PALMS?????????
Ravenala madagascariensis =





1 ) Most probably you are talking about traveller's Palm =





Ravenala madagascariensis, commonly known as Traveler's Palm or Travellers Palm, is a species of banana-like plant from Madagascar.





It is not a true palm (family Arecaceae) but a member of the bird-of-paradise family, Strelitziaceae.





It is called the travellers palm because the stems hold rainwater that can be used as an emergency drinking supply. The enormous paddle-shaped leaves are borne on long petioles in a distinctive fan shape aligned in a single plane.





Unlike its close relative the Bird-of-paradise flower Strelizia reginae, the flowers are small and inconspicuous.





The plant is widely cultivated for its distinctive habit and Banana like foliage in tropical and subtropical regions.





Looks great in a garden =





Kindly click the links below for good images / info.==





http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...





http://www.mgonlinestore.com/Traveler/








2 ) If you are taliking about banana plant that gives common banana fruit then it is = Musa = on the link below =


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_%28gen...





From = A Botanist
Reply:Musa spp