[2] According to Promusa, it is a triploid (AAA) [3] Its official designation is Musa acuminata (AA Group) 'Lakatan'.

Synonyms include: The Cavendish cultivar Masak Hijau is also called "Lacatan" in Latin America and the West Indies, and is known as "Bungulan" in the Philippines.

Lakatan is susceptible to the Banana Bunchy Top virus.

Lakatan fruits are longer and thicker-skinned than the Latundan bananas and turn a characteristic yellow-orange when ripe.

Latundan and Lakatan bananas are both preferred by Filipinos over Cavendish.