botanical record · discovered
Banana
Musa x paradisiaca
Banana · Plantain · Banane · Banane carrée, Banane cornée, Figue blanc, Bananier, Plantain · Bananier · Banán · Brɔdeɛ · Ess-Banane · French plantain · Hontsi · Mehlbanane · Meika, Meià · Trovi · bakbanaan · banana
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ALANINE, AMYLASE, AMYLOSE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Musaceae
Scientific name: Musa x paradisiaca
Common names: Banana, Plantain, Banane, Banane carrée, Banane cornée, Figue blanc, Bananier, Plantain, Bananier, Banán, Brɔdeɛ, Ess-Banane, French plantain, Hontsi, Mehlbanane, Meika, Meià, Trovi, bakbanaan, banana
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Utilization of nanocellulose derived from Ecuadorian banana peel (Musa x paradisiaca L.) in the fabrication of porous scaffolds for potential biomedical applications · 2026 source ↗
- Protease from banana stem postharvest (Musa x paradisiaca): Extraction, purification, and its potential milk-clotting activity. · 2025 source ↗
- Soluble Non-Starch Polysaccharides From Plantain (<i>Musa x paradisiaca</i> L.) Diminish Epithelial Impact of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i>. · 2021 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- ALANINE
- AMYLASE
- AMYLOSE
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID-OXIDASE
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BIOTIN
- BORIC-ACID
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CALCIUM-PECTATE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAPRIC-ACID
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- CARBOHYDRATES
- ALPHA-CAROTENE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CATALASE
- CELLULOSE
- CHLORINE
- CHLOROPHYLL
- CITRIC-ACID
- COPPER
- CYCLOARTENOL
- CYCLOEUCALENOL
- CYSTINE
- DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID
- DELPHINIDIN
- DOPAMINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- FOLACIN
- FRUCTOSE
- GABA
- GLUCOSE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- GAMMA-GUANIDINO-N-BUTYRIC-ACID
- HEMICELLULOSE
- HISTIDINE
- 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE
- INOSITOL
- INVERTASE
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KILOCALORIES
- LATEX
- LAURIC-ACID
- LEUCINE
- LEUCOCYANIDIN
- LEUCODELPHINIDIN
- LIGNIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- LIPASE
- LUTEIN
- LYSINE
- MALIC-ACID
- MALTOSE
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- METHIONINE
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL
- 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL-PALMITATE
- MFA
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-U
- NIACIN
- ALUMINUM
- ANHYDROGALACTURONIC-ACID
- ARABINOSE
- ARSENIC
- BORON
- BROMINE
- CADMIUM
- CAPROLIC-ACID
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- CHOLESTEROL
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- CYANIDIN
- CYCLOEUCALENONE
- CYCLOLAUDENOL
- DOPA
- EMENOLONE
- ERUCIC-ACID
- FLUORINE
- FORMIC-ACID
- 6G-BETA-D-FRUCTOFURANOSYLSUCROSE
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- GALACTOSE
- GLUTARIC-ACID
- GLYCERIC-ACID
- GLYCOLIC-ACID
- GLYOXALIC-ACID
- GAMMA-GUANIDINOBUTYRIC-ACID
- 5-HYDROXY-L-TRYPTOPHAN
- INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID
- IRENOLONE
- ISOFUCOSTEROL
- ISOVALERIANIC-ACID
- ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID
- LEAD
- MALONIC-ACID
- MALVIDIN
- MERCURY
- 24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL
- (24S)-24-METHYL-25-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL
- 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL
- 24-METHYLENEPOLLINASTANOL
- 24-METHYLENE-31-NOR-5ALPHA-CYCLOARTAN-3-ONE
- 24-METHYLENE-31-NOR-5ALPHA-LANOST-9(11)-3BETA-OL
- MOLYBDENUM
- MUFA
- NICKEL
- NITROGEN
- NONANCOSANE
- 31-NORCYCLOLAUDENOL
- 31-NORCYCLOLAUDENONE
- NOREPINEPHRINE
- 31-NOR-24-BETA-METHYL-9,19-CYCLOLANOST...
- OBTUSIFOLIOL
- L-OCTACOSANOL
- OLEIC-ACID
- OXALIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PELARGONIDIN
- PEONIDIN
- PETUNIDIN
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYLLOQUINONE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- PUFA
- PYRUVIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN
- RHAMNOSE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUBIDIUM
- RUTIN
- SALICYLATES
- (-)-SALSOLINOL
- SELENIUM
- SERINE
- SEROTONIN
- SFA
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- SILICON
- SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- SUCROSE
- SULFUR
- TARTARIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- THREONINE
- L-TRIACONTAOL
- (24R)-4-ALPHA-14-ALPHA-24-TRIMETHYL-...
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- VIT-B-6
- WATER
- XYLOSE
- ZINC
- CARPYLIC-ACID
- DIMETHYL-AMINE
- (24S)-14ALPHA,24-DIMETHYL-9BETA,19-CYCLO-5ALPHA-CHOLEST-25EN-3BETA-OL
- ETHYL-AMINE
- HISTAMINE
- ISOAMYL-AMINE
- ISOBUTYL-AMINE
- METHYL-AMINE
- L-NORADRENALINE
- BETA-PHENYLETHYLAMINE
- PHYTATE
- PROPANOLAMINE
- PUTRESINE
- SPERMIDINE
- (24R)-4,14,24-TRIMETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLESTA-8,25(27)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL
- OXYGENASE
- PECTIN
- PEROXIDASE
- PHOSPHATASE
- PIPECOLIC-ACID
- PROTEASE
- QUINIC-ACID
- SILICA
- SITOINDOSIDE
- STARCH
- TOCOPHEROL
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- VANILLIC-ACID
- XANTHOPHYLLS
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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