Abacá (Spanish) (/ɑːbəˈkɑː/ ah-bə-KAH; Filipino: Abaka [ɐbɐˈka]), Musa textilis, is a species of banana endemic to the Philippines. The plant grows to...

false stem formed by the rolled bases of leaves. List of hardy bananas Musa textilis (Abacá), banana species also used as a traditional source of fiber in...

Musa is one of three genera in the family Musaceae. The genus includes 83 species of flowering plants producing edible bananas and plantains. Though they...

paper may be hand-made or industrially processed. Packing Manila hemp (Musa textilis) into bales, Java Weaving looms processing Manila hemp fabric A modern...

formally named in 2004, it is considered to be a hybrid between Musa banksii and Musa textilis. The flower bud is shiny green with purple inside. It produces...

generations per year. The larvae feed on the leaves of Musa species, especially Musa textilis. It has also been recorded on Cocos nucifera and other palm...

Development Company, Inc. (TADECO) and turned the land into an abaca (Musa textilis) plantation. The abaca plantation was highly successful at first, but...

poisonous, others are merely too unpalatable for consumption. Abacá, Musa textilis (Musaceae) Alemow, Citrus macrophylla (Rutaceae) Alpine honeysuckle...

fiber of many grasses, Agave sisalana (sisal), Yucca or Phormium tenax, Musa textilis and others. Their cell walls contain, besides cellulose, a high proportion...

cannabinus), also known as "Ambari hemp" and "Deccan hemp" Manila hemp (Musa textilis), also known as abacá Phormium tenax, New Zealand hemp Roselle (plant)...