 Saging sab-a (Bis.)
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Musa paradisiaca Linn. |
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- Authors:
- Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
- Title:
- Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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- Family:
- Musaceae
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- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon
- Habitat:
- Backyard
- Latitude /longitude:
- Altitude:
- 472 m
- Habit:
- The largest herbaceous flowering plant.
- Height:
- 5 meters or more
- Roots:
- Stem:
- The main or upright stem is actually a pseudostem, growing from a corm, to a height of 6 to 7.6 meters.
- Leaves:
- Leaves are spirally arranged, as long as 2.7 meters and 60 cm wide, fragile and easily torn by wind, with the familiar frond look.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Each pseudostem produces a single inflorescence, the banana heart, containing many bracts between rows of flowers.
- Fruits:
- The banana fruits develop from the heart, in a hanging cluster made up of tiers (hands), up to 20 fruit to a tier.
- Seeds:
- Additional info:
- The puso (male inflorescence) of saba is extensively used as a vegetable.
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- Date identified:
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- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 22/02/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor