Gabe15

From articles I've found in the past, bananas where introduced to Florida in the 16th century, definitely post European-American exchange, likely by Spanish and Portugese. I suspect that a few different cultivars were introduced initially, and that since Orinoco is hardy and resilient, it's stuck around relatively well with minimal management. As for the cultivar itself and the Bluggoe ABB subgroup, it's is from Asia like most banana subgroups and is not originally from anywhere associated with the Orinoco river in South America, but is certainly grown there as well as most places bananas grow. There are many other common names for this banana including: Bluggoe, Largo, Chamaluco, Burro, Cachaco and many others.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.