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