Is this actually a banana?
 

I saw this picture in a Philippines website and it said it is an edible banana any banana expert seem this before?



Source:
Purpulo - News Going bananas?

Re: Is this actually a banana?
 

Well, I guess they are, here is a picture in the same site.

Re: Is this actually a banana?
 

Musa dasycarpa/velutina... a seedy species banana.

Most of the wild bananas are edible...and are often used by native people in the know. Modernised village & city folk might not know this.

Generally you sieve the seeds out; and you have the pulp. Very immature fruit with white soft seeds can be cooked and eaten.


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Re: Is this actually a banana?
 

Yup...looks like velutina. Very seedy and considered 'ornamental' rather than an edible type banana. The bananas often peel open by themselves on the bunch as they mature.

Re: Is this actually a banana?
 

It could also be M. ornata. Full of seeds but technically edible. Either ornata or velutina are tasty even if it were not for the seeds.