2006-06-27 19:29:20 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
I mean is it really a tree or just a nickname
2006-06-27 19:34:40 · update #1
Blackmark_et seems to be on something here. And that is my real question.
2006-06-27 19:37:52 · update #2
Scientific name: Musa paradisiaca
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Monocotyledonous plants have no secondary thickening, only primary thickening. Differentiates it from trees in general, though one do find monocotyledonous 'trees' , good examples : Dracaena, Bamboo, Tree Aloe, Banana
2006-06-28 07:54:06 · answer #1 · answered by Rochlina 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bananas are the fruits of a herbaceous perennial, commonly called a banana "tree" but not really a tree. While the morphology is similar to a "tree", it is not the same. If I recall correctly, (not really sure about this) the difference is part of the banana plant's growth dies yearly, rather than being incorporated into the next year's growth like a tree, hence the 'herbaceous perennial'.
2006-06-28 06:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But "Banana Trees" are not really considered as trees because the structure is different. It is somehow called "plant" or something I don't know. But scientifically, the plants where bananas come from don't belong to the tree family.
2006-06-27 19:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by blackmark_et 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Banana tree is not a tree... It is a herb and it is often mistake as a tree...
Herb:
a) A plant whose stem does not produce woody, persistent tissue and generally dies back at the end of each growing season.
b) Any of various often aromatic plants used especially in medicine or as seasoning.
Tree:
a) A perennial woody plant having a main trunk and usually a distinct crown.
b) A plant or shrub resembling a tree in form or size.
2006-06-30 04:02:42 · answer #4 · answered by Handsome 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol. Yes there is a Banana Tree. It produces the fruit thatz yellow we know as "Banana" =] nice Question =D
2006-06-27 19:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The leaves are used as a plate. The leaves when used to wrap Char Keow Teow is very delicious. The flowers can be eaten. The trunk is very good food to the elephants.
2006-07-02 23:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by superrubrollers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas grow on banana trees in the tropics..or in controlled environments around the world.......
2006-06-28 15:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by Sammyleggs222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes totally banana's come from trees most time tropical places!!!!!
2006-06-27 19:34:05 · answer #8 · answered by pinkeypeekaboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that's what they grow on!
Just not in anmy area that gets frost, but they do have some house plant versions that don't get so tall.
They even have red bannan trees!
They are all over here in FL.
2006-06-28 05:04:25 · answer #9 · answered by jenn339 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,there is banana tree,I can not understand why you doubt?
2006-06-27 19:34:41 · answer #10 · answered by sa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋