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Banana Banana is growing in more than 150 countries and having more than 1000types which subdivided into 50 groups. It is a staple food for many countries and has a greater value in nutritional aspects Kerala is bestowed with many varieties of Banana. My search ends with more than fifty varieties of Bananas including all groups. Here I am finding the evolutionary history of two important crops called Banana and coconut. But both belong to different Genus. It is very difficult to find the traces of similarities to two crops and maybe unnecessary to the academics. The evolution of plants always a fascinating subject to me. I believe the evolution of plants happens from one plant to another. So I studied the following characteristics of two crops. Banana by FAO                   It is a giant herbaceous plant with an apparent trunk that bends without breaking The banana plant is not a tree. The banana has an underground stem with adventitious roots. The banana plant has larg