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Name: Sharvan K.
Status: educator
Age: 30s
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Date: 2001-2002
Question:
What is the biological name for banana tree skin? Actually it will be covered one over one. we can remove one by one. (the same concept is in onion also). This skin end is attached to leaves.

Replies:
possibly helpful:

http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/musaceae.htm

Anthony R. Brach, Ph.D.


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