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| The worlds largest banana display. |
Banana is the common name for a fruit and also the
herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce
the commonly eaten fruit. They are native to the
tropical region of Southeast Asia, the Malay Archipelago,
and Australia. Today, they are cultivated throughout
the tropics.
The banana fruit grow in hanging clusters, with
up to 20 fruit to a tier (called a hand), and 3-20
tiers to a bunch. The total of the hanging clusters
is known as a bunch, or commercially as a "banana
stem", and can weigh from 30·50 kg.
The fruit averages 125 g, of which approximately
75% is water and 25% dry matter content. Each individual
fruit (known as a banana or 'finger') has a protective
outer layer (a peel or skin) with a fleshy edible
inner portion. Typically, the fruit has numerous
strings (called 'phloem bundles') which run between
the skin and the edible portion of the banana, and
which are commonly removed individually after the
skin is removed. Bananas are a valuable source of
vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium... |
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