Musa Species

Banana Plant

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Scientific Name: Musa species

Common Name(s): Banana, Plantain

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: root, stem, fruit

Logos 10 Aug, 2008	Description: These are treelike plants with several large leaves at the top. Their flowers are borne in dense hanging clusters.
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Logos 10 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Look for bananas and plantains in open fields or margins of forests where they are grown as a crop. They grow in the humid tropics.
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Logos 10 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: Their fruits are edible raw or cooked. They may be boiled or baked. You can boil their flowers and eat them like a vegetable. You can cook and eat the rootstocks and leaf sheaths of many species. The center or "heart" or the plant is edible year-round, cooked or raw.
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Logos 10 Aug, 2008	Other Uses: You can use the layers of the lower third of the plants to cover coals to roast food. You can also use their stumps to get water (see Chapter 6). You can use their leaves to wrap other foods for cooking or storage.
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ravenscar 25 Oct, 2010	Leaves can also be used for roof or wall coverings in a shelter. Cultivation. after the harvest, dig up the plant. cut the root ball off and replant. If you have buds shooting off you can plant them in another location. They prefer moist nutruient rich soil, so compost and an irigation cycle may be nessisary.
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