Plantain

Plantain

Scientific name: Musa paradisiaca

Bangla/local name: ‘Kachkala’

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)

Botanical Description of Plantain

Habit: Annual giant herb

Root: Fibrous root system

Stem: Underground rhizome

Leaf: Simple, composed of leaf sheath and leaf blade. The leaf sheath forms the pseudostem

Inflorescence: Spadix

Flower: Three types of flower i.e. female, male and neuter are present

Fruit: Berry