Cassabanana originates from Brazil.
Cassabanana fruits can be up to 60 cm long. The Cassabanana fruit can be eaten as a hand fruit when ripe, or can be used to make jams or in cooking. Green fruits are eaten as a vegetable. Sometimes it is grown as an ornamental plant.
Names
Scientific
Sicana odorifera
English
Casbanan
Cassabanana
Musk cucumber
Sikana
Dutch
Cassabanana
German
Cassabanana
Taxonomy
Genus
Sicana
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Order
Cucurbitales
Crop categories
Fruits
Vegetables
Fruit vegetables
Ornamental plants
Food crops
Tropical crops