Skip to content
sintropia.club
PT EN

Plants

thap maeo banana

Musa × paradisiaca L.

Family: Musaceae · Genus: Musa

Placenta II High Mulch biomass 🪓 Coppices after cutting
Photo by David J. Stang · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

AAB cultivar of Thai origin recommended by Embrapa for regions with high Black/Yellow Sigatoka pressure. Tall (4–5 m), bunch 18–25 kg. Good fit for organic syntropic systems — cuts fungicide dependence.

📚 Synonyms

Scientific synonyms: Musa AAB 'Thap Maeo'

Götsch succession

Götsch stage
Placenta II
Ecological role
Pioneer
Primary stratum
High
Strata
High, Medium
Biomass class
Mulch biomass

Environment

Light requirement
Full sun
Water requirement
High
Drought tolerance
Moderate
Waterlogging tolerance
None
Soil pH range
5.5–7
Preferred soil texture
Loamy, Clayey
Hardiness zones
10–13
Frost tolerance
0.0 °C

Morphology

Mature height
4–5 m
Recommended spacing
2.5–3.5 m
Root system
Fibrous
Root depth
Shallow
Growth rate
Very fast
Lifespan
2–4 years
Time to first harvest
13 months
Productive lifespan
4 years

Biomes & climate

Köppen classes

Where it fits in a guild

Thap maeo banana takes the High stratum in the Placenta II phase of succession — in a guild it shares the line with species from the other strata, each harvesting light at its own height, in its own time.

Design my guild

Free account — and the catalog stays open, no sign-up needed.

Emergent High · ≈5 m Medium Low Ground cover

🪴 Cultivation

Rustic cultivar with good Sigatoka tolerance; grow in full sun and moist, well-drained soil, spaced 2.5–3.5 m in intercrop.

✂️ Management & Pruning

Cut the pseudostem after the bunch is harvested — biomass returns to the soil as mulch. Thin suckers, keeping 1–2 followers per mat to stagger production.

📅 Phenology

Flowering months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Fruiting months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

❓ Frequently asked questions

How long until the first harvest of thap maeo banana?

The first harvest of thap maeo banana comes around 13 months after planting.

What spacing is recommended for thap maeo banana?

The recommended spacing for thap maeo banana is 2.5–3.5 m.

How tall does thap maeo banana grow?

At maturity, thap maeo banana reaches 4–5 m tall.

When does thap maeo banana fruit?

Fruiting of thap maeo banana occurs in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

When does thap maeo banana flower?

Flowering of thap maeo banana occurs in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

What stage and stratum does thap maeo banana occupy in a syntropic system?

In a syntropic system, thap maeo banana belongs to the placenta ii stage, occupying the high stratum.

Functions

🌿 Biomass producer 🍎 Fruit

Propagation

Division, Tissue culture

Citations

  1. Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura — Cultivares de banana (primary_stratum)
  2. POWO — Musa × paradisiaca L. (scientific_author, family, genus, external_ids)
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Musa ×paradisiaca L. (2762752) (external_ids)
  4. ITFNet — Banana Agronomy (ph_min, ph_max, waterlogging_tolerance, root_system, root_depth, pruning_notes)
  5. Joshi et al. (2023) — A review on adaptation of banana (Musa spp.) to cold in subtropics, Plant Breeding (frost_tolerance_c)

External references

Continue exploring

Related plants