Richard

Cesar,

The seeded banana types produce fruits that are more like a bag of marbles than the seedless varieties we eat.

You are correct about the taxonomy of names. The seedless types are all hybrids of M. acuminata either with itself, or with M. balbisiana, plus a few with yet another species. Genetically, the hybrids are classified with "A" for M.a. and "B" for M.b. From those hybrids, plants that are desirable are selected, re-propagated, and become a named cultivar. For example the fresh eating banana "Dwarf Cavendish" has genetics "AAA", "Manzano" has genetics "AAB", while the cooking banana "Silver Bluggoe" has genetics "ABB". Note that genetics are not always an indicator of fresh/cooking usage -- it is really a matter of selected cultivation. For example, "Ebun Musak" is a popular cooking banana with genetics "AAA".

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