Musa acuminata is a species of banana native to Southeast Asia. Many of the modern edible dessert bananas are from this species, although some are hybrids with Musa balbisiana.

Musa acuminata is an evergreen perennial, not a tree. The trunk (known as the pseudostem) is made of tightly packed layers of leaf sheaths emerging from completely or partially buried corms

The inflorescence grows horizontally or obliquely from the trunk. The individual flowers are white to yellowish-white in color and are negatively geotropic (that is, growing upwards and away from the ground). Both male and female flowers are present in a single inflorescence. Female flowers are located near the base (and develop into fruit), and the male flowers located at the tipmost top-shaped bud in between leathery bracts.

Banana (Musa acuminate) is a popular fruit worldwide due to its flavor, texture, nutritional value, and convenience of being easy to peel and eat. It contains a lot of nutrients and minerals that are beneficial to health. Its vitamin C content, which is regarded as a familiar antioxidant, is 15%. Bananas are usually harvested before being fully mature for domestic consumption. Usually they are stored at room temperature