Originally Posted by Zac in NC

Well, in Musaceae, there are 3 genera Ensete, Musa, and Musella. In the Order Zingiberales, which is the order Bananas fall into taxonomically, other families include, Strelitziaceae( the Bird of Paradise Family), Lowiaceae(has no common name), Heliconiaceae ( the Heliconia family), Zingiberaceae ( the ginger Family), Costaceae( The Costus family), Cannaceae (The Canna family), and Marantaceae( the Prayer plant Family). I got this info from Heliconia: an Identification Guide. The Ginger Order falls in the larger group of plants, the Monocots, which with the Dicots, make up the Angiosperms(aka seed plants). So now you have had some entry level botany. Was this what you were asking about?

I am a botany Undergraduate student, so this is something I know a ton about.

Zac