Food Plants International

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Names
English: Scientific name: Musa ingens Simmonds
Tok pisin: Synonyms:
Tok ples: Plant family: Musaceae
Description: A wild banana with angular seeds in the
fruit. The seeds are up to 8 mm across and the fruit are
green but turn yellow/brown when ripe. The fruit are
close together on the bunch.
Distribution: It grows wild in some areas between
1000 and 2100 m altitude.
Cultivation: It grows from seeds and also has some suckers.
Production:
Use: The central pith of the false stem of some kinds is used as a food by hunting parties.
Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible Moisture Energy Protein
part
Stem
% KJ g
Insects:
Diseases:
Pests:
Importance: A very minor food.
Calcium
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Iron
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proVit A
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proVit C
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