The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

e. Plantain (Musa paradisiaca and other species.)

e. Plantain ( Musa paradisiaca and other species.)

Universally cultivated for its fruit. Its leaves afford a fibre suited for certain purposes. Ordinarily it is inferior to Manilla hemp ( Musa textilis) in point of strength.

738. Plantain, Musa paradisiaca, Madras.
739. Manilla hemp, Musa textilis, Madras.