I really want to be like banana trees. Not physically! I am really proud of
banana trees because all parts of them are very useful for human. They have
trunk, leaves, heart (flower), fruits, and also rhizome (underground stem). They
are native to the tropical region of Southeast Asia. Today, they are cultivated
throughout the tropics.
Parts of Banana Trees
Tree
People
around the river use banana trees as traditionalism raft. They are also used as
raw material for many kinds of handy crafts and laces. When the banana fruits
are ready to be harvested, the tree should be cut. In a period, new banana tree
will grow next to the dead tree. Banana tree will not dead until it produces the
fruit.
Rhizome
Banana trees have underground stem or rhizome as their root. One of important
jobs of this part is to produce the new generation of banana tree after the old
tree is dead. One cannot seed a banana tree, still that tree is reproduced and
grows. As many other plants it has asexual reproduction, where the new plants
are identical in every respect to the parent plant.
The asexual reproduction involves no union of cells or nuclei of cells, there
are not mingling of genetic traits. There emerges a large flower spike, with
numerous individual flowers, that bends downward to become fruits. After the
plants had fruits, they die and are replaced by others that arise from the
underground stem, and that process can keep on going for many years.
Trunk
Children in village use this trunk to make their own toys.
They use it to make a toys gun and play together using it. Nice!
Fruits
Banana fruits are
used a lot in culinary, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Several
kinds of banana can be eaten raw, while other have to be cooked first. This
fruit contains many vitamins that are good for our body. Beside that it also has
carbohydrates, energy, dietary fiber, fat, protein, and many other
substances.
Leaves
Banana leaves are
often used as ecologically friendly disposable food containers or as “plates”.
Steamed with dishes it imparts a subtle sweet flavour. It is often also seen
used as a wrapping for grilling food and as such it contains the juices and
prevents the food from getting burned whilst at the same time giving off a
subtle flavour.
Banana Heart
Banana
heart (banana flower, banana blossom) is used as vegetables and cooked in soup
and curry. It tastes good.
Not only people like eating banana, but also monkeys love it.
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