Señorita Banana

Womenscorner Desk
November 3, 2020

Señorita bananas (also referred to as Monkoy, Cariñosa, or Cuarenta Dias) are diploid cultivars of the banana dwarf banana originating from the Philippines. they're very small stout bananas which, like all bananas belonging to the AA cultivar group, are known for being extraordinarily sweet.

Señorita bananas are a number of the shortest banana cultivars, growing to a height of only 2.44 m (8.0 ft) with a pseudostem girth of 42 cm (17 in) at 1 m (3.3 ft) height. The pseudostem is green and glossy with a pink-purple underlying color. The leaves are very waxy with petioles that are sometimes bordered with pink-purple to red. The inflorescence hangs vertically with red-purple bracts which are yellow or green on the within surface. Male flowers are colored yellow and are persistent. The plant begins to flower at about 231 days after planting. The period of time from flowering to harvesting is 54 days.

The fruits are 85 mm (3.3 in) long , with a width of 34 mm (1.3 in). The fruits are straight with a rounded transverse section and a bottle-necked apex. Fruits are light green and switch a light-weight yellow when ripe. The skin is extremely thin and simply cracks when overripe, they also tend to break the stems by themselves when ripe.

Fruits of the Señorita bananas aren't as common as Lacatan and Latundan for dessert bananas within the Philippines, but they're still highly regarded for his or her exceptionally sweet taste and soft creamy flesh. they're seldom cultivated in large quantities thanks to their vulnerability to diseases and thus are more commonly found sold in farmer stalls. they're popular treats for tourists visiting rural areas within the Philippines.

They are nearly always eaten fresh, as their relative fragility makes it difficult to store or transport them over long distances. they're also rarely processed or
used in cooking.

Origin- Philliphines