Musa balbisiana is a type outside of northern Southeast Asia.
 These are based on the twelve Earthly Branches, which also form the basis of the Chinese zodiac
== Traditional Mediterranean compass points ==The traditional compass rose of eight winds (and its 16-wind and 32-wind derivatives) was invented by seafarers in the Mediterranean Sea during the Middle Ages (with no obvious connection to the twelve classical compass winds of the ancient Greeks and Romans)

