Claim: Almost all cultivated varieties of bananas are hybrids of two banana species called Musa acuminata (native to Southeast Asia) and Musa balbisiana (native to Southern China).
Evidence: Musa acuminata is a species of banana native to Southeast Asia. Musa balbisiana is a wild-type species of banana native to eastern South Asia, northern Southeast Asia, and southern China. Almost all modern edible seedless (parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild species – Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, and Musa × paradisiaca for the hybrid Musa acuminata × M. balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution.