Banana Hand

by Kirsten Giving

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Banana Hand

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Kirsten Giving

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Bananas are one of the great food plants of tropical areas. They have been grown since ancient times and there are so many hybrids, not one really knows their botanical history. Hawaiians have developed over seventy varieties. The trunks are composed of leaves which are very tightly clasped, from which new leaves develop. Eventually, they form a flower, which then grows into the stalk, or "hand" of the banana as we know it. From "Tropical Trees" by Paul Wood.

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October 20th, 2012

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