District | BONGAIGAON | BMC Name | MANIKPUR ANCHALIC BMC | Flora Category | Fruit Plant | Type of Flora | Herb |
Local Name of Flora | Athia Kol | Local Language | Bodo ,Bengali ,Assamese ,Other , | Common Name of Flora | Giant plantain Banana | Scientific Name | Musa balbisiana |
Variata | Forma | Sub Species | Flora Variety | Local | |||
Part Used | Inflorescence, Stem, fruit and Leaves | Uses | Consumed as 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. Useful in digestive problem |