DID YOU KNOW ?
The banana plant belongs
to the herbaceous Musa family (group of plant which embryo is
constituted of one single leaf). Its false trunk can reach many
meters high in only one year.
The most ancient trace
of this plant were discover in the south east of Asia.
Probably banana plant have
been grown near inhabitants for traditional using. Indeed, the long
fibres of the stem were used to make fishnet for fisherman, rope
and sometimes clothe for simple dressing.
In another way, the stem was an excellent floater and the leaves
were used for makeshift. |
