Musa 'Saba' (Saba Banana)

Saba banana is a triploid hybrid (ABB) banana cultivar originating from the Philippines. The parentage is Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana. It is primarily a cooking banana, though it can also be eaten raw. It is one of the most important banana varieties in Philippine cuisine. It is also sometimes known as the 'cardaba banana', though the latter name is more correctly applied to the cardava, a very similar cultivar also classified within the saba subgroup.