Are Bananas Monocots or Dicots?

Bananas are monocots, which means they belong to the group of plants that have only one seed leaf (cotyledon) in their embryo.

Monocots have several unique features. In bananas, you can observe:

• Parallel leaf veins: The veins in banana leaves run side by side.
• Fibrous roots: Bananas have many thin roots instead of one main root.
• Scattered vascular bundles: Inside the stem, the transport tissues are scattered, which is common in monocots.
• Flower parts in multiples of three: Banana flowers usually have parts in threes or multiples of three.

All these features confirm that bananas are monocots and not dicots. Dicots usually have two seed leaves, net-like veins, tap roots, and flower parts in multiples of four or five.