Blue Java banana
| Musa 'Blue Java' | |
|---|---|
Stands in Maui, Hawaii | |
| Hybrid parentage | Musa acuminata × balbisiana |
| Cultivar group | ABB Group |
| Cultivar | 'Blue Java' |
| Origin | Southeast Asia down to Northern Australia |
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. It is native to Southeast Asia and is a hybrid of two species of banana native to Southeast Asia—Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata.