Tropical Zone Gardening: Yesterday...., 1 by Metrosideros
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Metrosideros wrote: Mai'a is Hawaiian for Banana, Musa x paradisiaca. Mai'a is one food source that Hawaiians commonly had; it was cultivated in wet to dry environments. Most Hawaiian bananas are cooking types, including this variegated cultivar known as 'Ko'a'e', meaning "striped". It is a sport from Mai'a 'Maoli', the traditional cooking banana of Old Hawai'i; the World's most nutritious banana! |