Wild Banana

Description:

The bananas were short and thick. The skin was mottled. There were many fruits lying on the ground and no one had harvested the edible fruits. This is because the wild bananas have seeds in them and it is not enjoyable to eat. (So humans leave these alone and hopefully, the animals have something to eat.) The leaves are large and indistinguishable from the cultivated bamboo plants.

Habitat:

Campus of the Neora Valley Jungle Camp but somewhat inaccessibly placed on the hillside.

Notes:

Either: Musa acuminata, wild ancestor of the domestic banana plant or Musa balbisiana, wild ancestor of the domestic banana plant The bananas we eat have been artificially rendered seedless. Please do read this about Parthenocarpy:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenocarpy