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Lady Finger bananas (also known as Sugar bananas, Sucrier, Niños, Bocadillos, Fig bananas, or Date bananas) are diploid cultivars of ''Musa acuminata''. Their fruits are small, thin-skinned, and very sweet. ==Taxonomy and nomenclature== The Lady Finger banana is a diploid (AA) cultivar of the seeded banana ''Musa acuminata''. They were once placed under the Sucrier group in the old system of classification. Its official designation is ''Musa acuminata'' (AA Group) 'Lady Finger'. Synonyms include: * ''Musa acuminata'' Colla (AA Group) cv. 'Sucrier' * ''Musa acuminata'' Colla (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Lady's Finger' * Musa × ''paradisiaca '' L. cv. 'Lady Finger' * ''Musa'' ×'' paradisiaca'' L. cultigroup Sucrier cv. 'Doigt de Femme' * ''Musa ''× ''paradisiaca'' L. cultigroup Saccharinus cv. 'Lady's Finger' * ''Musa'' × ''paradisiaca'' L. cultigroup Saccharinus cv. 'Dedo de Dama' * ''Musa acuminata'' Colla non L. (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Datil' * ''Musa acuminata'' Colla non L. (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Niño' * ''Musa acuminata'' Colla non L. (Sucrier Group) cv. 'Bocadillo' It is known in English as Lady finger banana, Sugar banana, Finger banana, Fig banana, Date banana, or Sucrier. In the US, this cultivar is also known as 'Glui Kai', a name of Thai origin popularized by Agristarts. The Thai name is กล้วยไข่ (RTGS: kluai khai, IPA: (kʰaj ), lit. 'egg bana) and the Malaysian name is ''pisang mas''. Similarly, in Cambodia, it is referred to as ''chek pong moan'' ((クメール語:ចេកពងមាន់)), lit. 'chicken-egg banana', where it is considered the national fruit of Cambodia by royal decree.〔http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf The Royal Decree states the ''chicken egg banana'' is known as ''Musa aromatica'' but this is an outdated taxonomic name still used in Cambodia. This cultivar is also known as ''kluai khai'' in Thailand which has a similar meaning, that being "Egg Banana." And it is known as ''pisang mas'' in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana.〕 In Venezuela, they are known as ''cambures titiaros''. In Australia, the name 'Lady Finger banana' refers to another banana cultivar, the Pome banana (''Musa acuminata'' × ''balbisiana'' Colla (AAB Group) cv. 'Pome'). In Hawaii and the West Indies, 'Lady Finger' is also used to describe the Ney Poovan banana cultivar (''Musa acuminata'' × ''balbisiana'' Colla (AB Group) cv. 'Ney Poovan').〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lady Finger banana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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