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Banana!

Scientific Name: Musa X paradisiaca

Bananas are part of the fruit

classification, but contrary to popular

belief, bananas do not grow on trees.

They actually grow on plants that are

giant herbs! And the clusters of

bananas grow pointing upwards, not

down. Banana plants are part of the

Musaceae family of plants and can

grow up to 20 feet tall or higher.

Submitted by:

Khiara Remedios Albaran Maria Cedeno

Rene Chen (Yong Hong Chen) Kajani Karunaharan

For more information visit:

http://www.dole.com/SuperKids/Ency

clopedia/Facts/tabid/831/Default.aspx

?contentid=2508

*All information in this pamphlet were directly quoted

from

http://www.dole.com/SuperKids/Encyclopedia/Facts

/tabid/831/Default.aspx?contentid=2508

Do you know where

Banana got its name?

Centuries ago bananas

received a new name each

time a different group of

people discovered them. In

fact, centuries ago bananas

were called "banna" and

"ghana" and even "funana."

The people of Africa are

credited with giving the

banana its permanent English

name.

The

“Banana Wrap Project” (Turon)

Health and Wellness

Resource Showcase

Submitted to:

Ms. Shawna Swain

Presented on:

April 20, 2012 (Winter Semester – Ashtonbee

Campus)