G. J. Persley, Pamela
George, Portfolio of Projects, in Banana Improvement: Research Challenge and Opportunity, Washington, D.C., World Bank Publications, 1996, p. 29, ISBN 0-8213-3740-8.
«Viet Nam is one of the centers of origin of Musa spp., and has many species, varieties, and clones. ... The banana export trade is primarily based on local varieties of Cavendish cultivars, which originated in Vietnam.»