District | NALBARI | BMC Name | TIHU BLOCK BMC | Flora Category | Fruit Plant | Type of Flora | Herb |
Local Name of Flora | Athiya Kol | Local Language | Bengali ,Assamese ,Other , | Common Name of Flora | Giant plantain Banana | Scientific Name | Musa balbisiana |
Variata | Forma | Sub Species | Flora Variety | Local | |||
Part Used | Inflorescence, Fruit, Leaves, Stem | Uses | Consumed a Fruit and Fodder | Other Details | Ripe fruit eaten raw. Inflorescence is eaten as vegetable.The leaves are used for wrapping foods, for cooking and as plates. Also used as fodder. |