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Banana pith or banana stem, is a vegetable harvested from the starchy inner core of banana pseudostems. It is used similarly to heart of palms in the cuisines of the Philippines , Malaysia , Indochina , Sri Lanka , Myanmar and southern India .
It is one of the major pests of bananas and plantains that attacks leaves and stems. [9] Adults are attracted to the plant through the volatiles released by the banana. Infestation starts with 5-month-old plants. An early symptom is appearing small pinhead-sized holes on the stem and fibrous extrusions from the bases of leaf petioles.
Banana plants are among the largest extant herbaceous plants, some reaching up to 9 m (30 ft) in height or 18 m (59 ft) in the case of Musa ingens.The large herb is composed of a modified underground stem (), a false trunk or pseudostem formed by the basal parts of tightly rolled leaves, a network of roots, and a large flower spike.
Strelitzia nicolai, commonly known as the wild banana or giant white bird of paradise, is a species of banana-like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 7–8 m (23–26 ft), and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (11 ft).
Telchin licus, the banana stem borer, is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii. The length of the forewings is 64–80 mm.
The earliest evidence of the use of banana stems as a source of fiber dates back to 13th century Japan. However, its popularity declined with the upsurge of silk and cotton fibers imported from China and India. [4] Banana paper was first patented in the United States on March 16, 1912, by Charles M. Taylor and Howard Kay Cook.
Vazhaithandu refers to banana stem or plantain stem and is used in various soups, stews, curries, stir fries and other dishes (thogayal, pachadi, poriyal and koottus). [1] [2] [3] It is also used to make poriyal , juiced, used in a version of raita. [1] [4] lt is used as a remedy for kidney stones in Tamil Nadu, India. [citation needed]
Posola in Assamese cuisine is a food made with the inner part of banana shoots. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The bark is peeled off and the tender inner part of the banana stem cut into small pieces. Onions, garlic , cumin seeds, mustard seeds , and fenugreek seeds are fried in oil until they splutter and then the banana stem pieces are added into the mixture ...