Cassabanana

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

Order
   Cucurbitales
Family
   Cucurbitaceae
Genus
   Sicana
Species
   Sicana odorifera (Cassabanana)

Crop categories

Food crops
Fruit vegetables
Fruits
Ornamental plants
Tropical crops
Vegetables

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