SPECIES


Local Name : Lisitsi
Scientific Name : Wild banana
Habit : Herb
Uses : It helps in healing burns and the fruit is also eaten.
Morphology : It has broad stretched green leaves and white flowers.
Life Cycle : It can last upto 5 years, flowering annually and seed setting inside the fruit. Shoots younger plants.
Habitat : Moist shaded slopes, moist stream bank, dense forest and desert.
Distribution : It is found mainly in the forest near river banks.
Estimated Population : 1 to 10
Average Altitude : 4000-5000 ft
Part Used : Fruit, flower and roots