...A large perennial plant of the Musaceae family, the monocotyledonous plant, whose fruit is edible (illustration). Its Japanese name is Mibasho (fruit banana) because it resembles Basho (banana). Native to Southeast Asia, it has now spread to tropical regions. Plantation cultivation of fruit varieties is widespread, but it is also an important staple crop, as exemplified by the cooking banana (illustration). Large leaves spread out in all directions from the top of the pseudostem, which is 1.5 to 5 meters tall and has overlapping leaf stalks. It is mistaken for a tree because of its large size, but the pseudostem is porous and not woody, making it a grass. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to "Musa×paradisiaca" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…単子葉植物バショウ科の果実を食用とする大型の多年草(イラスト)。和名はバショウ(芭蕉)に似るので,ミバショウ(実芭蕉)という。東南アジア原産で,現在は熱帯域に広まった。果物用品種のプランテーション栽培が盛んであるが,料理用バナナ(イラスト)で代表されるように,主食としても重要な作物である。 高さ1.5~5mの葉柄がまき重なった偽茎の頂部から潤大な葉を四方に広げる。大型のため樹木とまちがえられるが,偽茎は多孔質で木質化せず,草である。… ※「Musa×paradisiaca」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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