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Bunch of Williams Cavendish, Kluai Hom Kiau bananas on sale in a Thai market, Hand of pisang masak hijau, Ripe ‘fingers’ of Williams banana, Musa acuminata Colla (AAA Group) ‘Dwarf Cavendish’.

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