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Edible Banana - Musa acuminata

Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants. They are native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea. Today, they are cultivated throughout the tropics. They are grown in at least 107 countries, primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine and as ornamental plants.

Approvals

Animal	Part(s)	Comment
Birds	All
Canid	All
Equid	All
Felid	All
Herp-Invert	All
Hoofstock	All
Insectivore	All
Marsupials	All
Pachyderm	All
Phocid	All
Porcine	All
Primate	All
Rodentia	All
Small Mammal	All
Ursid	All

Locations

Location	Comments
Not On Grounds

Toxicity

Animal	Part	Comments	Citation
giraffe
guinea pigs

images

Edible Banana

Plant

Edible Banana

Leaves

Edible Banana

Fruit

Edible Banana

Plant

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Musa acuminata',
 'Comments': '            Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of '
             'the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. It is one of the '
             'oldest cultivated plants. They are native to tropical South and '
             'Southeast Asia, and are likely to have been first domesticated '
             'in Papua New Guinea. Today, they are cultivated throughout the '
             'tropics. They are grown in at least 107 countries, primarily for '
             'their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine '
             'and as ornamental plants.\r\n'
             '        ',
 'CommonName': 'Edible Banana',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/2ngvnbkj.gkm.JPG\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/cmwpqkqj.kmo.JPG\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Fruit', 'ImageURL': 'Images/kjf5lkmw.vq2.JPG\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/vf3pvnky.goj.jpg\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'Not On Grounds'}],
 'PlantID': '15',
 'Toxicity': [{'ToxicityAnimal': 'guinea pigs', 'ToxicityPart': ''},
              {'ToxicityAnimal': 'giraffe', 'ToxicityPart': ''}]}