Back Banana Blue Java Italian ബ്ലൂ ജാവ വാഴ Malayalam Banana azul Portuguese நீல ஜாவா வாழைப்பழம் Tamil Chuối Blue Java VI 爪哇藍蕉 Chinese
| Musa 'Blue Java' | |
|---|---|
 Stands in Maui, Hawaii | |
| Hybrid parentage | Musa acuminata × balbisiana |
| Cultivar group | ABB Group[1] |
| Cultivar | 'Blue Java' |
| Origin | Southeast Asia down to Northern Australia |
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The Blue Java (also known as the blue banana, Ice Cream banana, Vanilla Banana, Hawaiian banana, Ney Mannan, Krie, or Cenizo) is a hardy, cold-tolerant banana cultivar known for its sweet aromatic fruit, which is said to have an ice cream-like consistency and flavor reminiscent of vanilla.[2][3] It is native to Southeast Asia and is a hybrid of two species of banana native to Southeast Asia—Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata.
- ^ Daniells, Jeffrey (1995). Illustrated Guide to the Identification of Banana Varieties in the South Pacific. Canberra, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. ISBN 1-86320-138-6.
- ^ "BANANA". California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. 1996. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Musa sp. 'Ice Cream' 'Blue Java' banana". Stokes Tropicals. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.