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Latest revision as of 21:51, 16 September 2017

Musa × paradisiaca
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M. × paradisiaca
Binomial name
Musa × paradisiaca

Bananas and plantains are tall tree-like herbaceous plants (not true trees), which are most commercially valuable for their carbohydrate-rich fruit, but have several other edible parts as well, including the flower buds and the tender part of the stem. The fruit is a starchy food like a potato (which requires thorough cooking) when unripe, and when ripe, a sweet fruit that can be eaten raw.

Edible products

  • Unripe fruit (must be cooked, for example mashed and fried in tostones)
  • Ripe fruit (raw or cooked)
  • Flower bud ("banana blossom"/"banana heart")
  • Tender stem

References

  1. "Musa × paradisiaca", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-14

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