Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
Karat bananas are local cultivars of Fe’i banana found in Pohnpei Federated States of Micronesia. The name originates from their bright orange flesh unusually rich in β-carotene.They are often treated as a single cultivar i.e. a distinct cultivated variety with a name written as Musa ‘Karat’ in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. However in Pohnpei there are at least three types ‘Karat Kole’ ‘Karat Pwehu’ and ‘Karat Pako’.
