About 10 results for ‘Banana’
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Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants. They are native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. Today, they are cultivated throughout the tropics. They are grown in at least 107 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine and as ornamental plants. Its fruits, rich in starch, grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. They come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic bananas come from two wild species – Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana or hybrids Musa acuminata × balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific names Musa sapientum and Musa paradisiaca are no longer used. Banana is also used to describe Enset and Fe'i bananas, neither of which belong to the aforementioned species. Enset bananas belong to the genus Ensete while the taxonomy of Fe'i-type cultivars is uncertain. In popular culture and commerce, "banana" usually refers to soft, sweet "dessert" bananas. By contrast, Musa cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called plantains or "cooking bananas". The distinction is purely arbitrary and the terms "plantain" and "banana" are sometimes interchangeable depending on their usage.
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- Artist(s):
- Paul Gauguin
LE REPAS OU LES BANANES
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Nature morte aux pommes
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Apple
- Banana
- Plate (dishware)
- Still life
- Stool (seat)
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Nature morte au plateau noir
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Apple
- Banana
- Pitcher (container)
- Still life
- Table (furniture)
- Tablecloth
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Les Fruits du Nouveau Monde
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Banana
- Mango
- Pineapple
- Still life
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Daum (studio)
Banane
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- Field(s):
- Decorative arts
- Studio glass
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- Portrayed subject:
- Banana
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Decorative arts
- Furniture
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- Designation:
- papier peint ; bordure ; élément d'ensemble
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean-Gabriel Charvet
- Joseph Dufour et Cie
Les sauvages de la mer du Pacifique ; les voyages du capi...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Banana
- Bowyer
- Dog
- Hut (dwelling)
- Island
- New Caledonia
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Les bananes
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Banana
- Laborer
- Man
- Musa (genus)
- Woman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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