✿Musaceae · Musa
Plankton
Musa paradisiaca
Also known as Banana, Kadali, Plantain
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Musa paradisiaca
- Genus
- Musa
- Family
- Musaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated throughout
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- কাঁচ কলা
About Plankton
Plankton (Musa paradisiaca) belongs to the Musaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and 16 other states. It is cultivated throughout. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Musaceae
Banana family
Plankton belongs to the Musaceae family.
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