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Originally Posted by damaclese
Musa and Ensete are two different sup species of the Musaceae family. as far as Ensete go only the Ventricosum that i know of has an edible pseudo stem. in Ethiopia were it is grown as a food crop they chop the P-stem and corm up and ferment it. dry it out, then grind it in to a flower for the making of a bread. the seeds are consumed but only in times of extreme famine
i hope that answers your question
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Thanks, Paulo. I Know almost nothig about species and varieties. I mostly know about cambur, topocho and plantain. These are all edible and here in Venezuela is what is cultivated.I donīt know any body who cultivates, or sells, bananas as ornamental plants.