Grand Nain

Musa acuminata 'Grand Nain'
The majority of the Cavendish bananas sold in the world market belong to the Grand Nain cultivar.
SpeciesMusa acuminata
Cultivar groupCavendish subgroup of the AAA Group
Cultivar'Grand Nain'

The Grand Nain banana (also spelled Grande Naine) is a banana cultivar of Musa acuminata. It is one of the most commonly cultivated bananas and a member of the commercial Cavendish banana cultivar group. It is also known as the Chiquita banana because it is the main product of Chiquita Brands International.[1][2]

The Cavendish bananas sold by Chiquita Brand are of the Grand Nain cultivar.
  1. ^ "Commercial variety ('Chiquita') 'Gran Nain' Banana Plant Banana Tree". greenhousebusiness.com/. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ^ Lisa Beth Voldeck (2010). "Indoor Banana Trees". bellaonline.com/. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

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