#Musa (genus)

[ihadafriendonce]

ok, here goes. please ignore all the bread. oh wait there were too many, you won't see all any of the breads, hehe

All right if you see this post put in the tags a list of all the Wikipedia pages you have open in your tabs no matter how long they've been there

[haveyouatethisfruit]

Happy one year fruit anniversary!

In the past year I've polled some 500 fruits, odd ones, well known ones, rare and even brand new ones. I discovered so many species, as well as my disdain for the musa (bananas) genus (it's just too confusing) and my love for the annona (custard apples) genus.

Concerning the latter, I had never even tried one, but that changes today, as I will be trying a cherimoya (annona cherimola) which is one of the more well-known annona fruits. But before I share that experience, there's another fruit I haven't tried that I've gotten my hands on, the quince (cydonia oblonga)!

Just look at this guy, it's as if it ate a lemon. Sadly it still needs some time to ripen so I'll let you know what it's like soon. It's gotten a lot firmer, but it needs to be a little more yellow before I can try it.

On to the cherimoya, this only needed another day or so to ripen and today it was soft enough to eat! Its skin changed while ripening as well, with what seemed like pores appearing all over the fruit. Slicing this thing open was almost like cutting an avocado in half, albeit without the big pit in the middle.

The fruit has a very neutral smell, with a slightly sweet undertone and the seeds, of which there are many (don't eat those!) are clearly visible. After taking a bite, the first thing that came to my mind was persimmon (diospyros kaki) but the more I ate, the sweeter it got and I noticed some astringency (not to the point of being unpleasant) in the back of my throat. My partner thought it was reminiscent of pear, with notes of vanilla. They also said, and I quote, 'This is what a banana wishes it was'.

We both really enjoyed it and we'll be on the lookout for more cherimoya's. I can't believe I hadn't tried this before! The only problem now is that I want to try all the other species, but honestly I think that was the case before I'd had it.

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you all for sticking around! Here's to many more fruit polls and hopefully many more fruit reviews as well! ❤️❤️❤️

[tizzypizza]

MY BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS WITH A DISORDER design masterpost! i won’t be sharing their full story here just because it’s super convoluted and i’ve only really been telling it by word of mouth. a few fun things i wanted to note on and clarify because i’m a linguistics nerd:

- the name she chose for herself, saphia, is technically a pun on 3 things. sophia, the feminine greek name from christian gnosticism that means wisdom to allude both to her lack of wisdom in her naïveté and her excess of traumatic knowledge, the sapphirina copepod (which i based the tentacles off of) which is a kind of parasitic arthropod (rubs my hands together evilly), and sapphire, the gem. despite growing attached to it, she never gets to use this name. i picked a name of a greek origin because the prefix neo (as in neo agent 3) is also hellenic 🫶

- nana named themselves after a banana. i named them after the nanacara anomala, the goldeneye cichlid, and musa, the genus that bananas fall into.

i use nana to refer nana as they are currently. saph will be used interchangeably with neo to refer to them With That Other Hairstyle in general depending on context (neo as a title, saph as a name)

ramble about pronouns under the cut because. geez

ok pronouns are subject to change actually because i’ve been wracking my brain over this for the past day. were they made intentionally to be a female inktoling? would tartar have tried to model its batch of inktolings after the male and female inkfish in society? would they have been born genderless? i feel like they would want to trend towards being female with the name they picked and the fact that they idolized female inklings. but ALSO if anything nana would use she/her. BUT i’ve gotten VERY used to using they/them for them and as they stand they already use she/they. i feel like nana being they/them nonbinary makes just as much sense because they’re a blank slate.

if anything i might just give up and make them use they/them the full way through, but my reasoning generally was that she was modeled to be feminine and idolized female inklings and wanted to be like them -> does not give a flying fuck about pronouns but presents pretty femininely so rolls with the two pronoun sets they get called the most -> was so disillusioned by the trauma of finding out they Live In A Society of which they no longer wish to participate in so they’ve completely abandoned the notion of gender. gender just becomes an afterthought. which i think is pretty funny.

i love dumping a bunch of complicated lore on my character that only i can understand. i am excited to solidify their story (and their pronouns. god) soon 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

[pokemonshelterstories]

Can Tropius grow fruit other than bananas?

all of the fruits that they're able to grow are varieties of fruit of the genus musa- the genus containing really just a bunch of different kinds of bananas and plantains. so, not really, but there's some variety in the flavors and textures of the fruit they produce.

[professors-polycule]

Banana... me? 🍌

banana

Banana... who?

[frodoelhobit]

This is my attempt to write from memory as much of the Aeneid as I can. Yeah, I'm trying to learn it by heart 😂

Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris

Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit

Litora, multus ille et terris iactatus et alto

Vi superum, saevae memorem Iunionis ob iram,

Multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem

Inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum

Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae.

Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso,

Quidve dolens regina deum tot volvere casus

Insignem pietate virum, tot adire labores

Impulerit, tantaene animis caelestibus irae?

Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni

Karthaginem Italiam, contra Tyberinaque longe

Ostia, dives opum studiis asperrima belli,

Quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam,

Posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma,

Hic currus fuit, hoc regnum dea gentibus esse,

Si qua fata sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.

Progeniem sed enim, Troiana a sanguine duci

Audierat Tyrias olim quae verteret arces,

Hinc populum late regem, belloque superbum,

Venturum excidio Lybiae, sic volvere Parcas.

Id metuens, veterisque memor Saturnia belli

Prima quod ad Troiam pro caris gesserat Argis

Necdum etiam causae irarum saevique dolores

Exciderant animo, manet alta mente repostum

Iudicium Paridis, spraetaeque iniuria formae,

Et genus invisum, et rapti Ganymedis honores.

His accensa super, iactatos aequore toto

Arcebat longe Latio, multosque per annos

Errabant, acti fatis, maria omnia circum.

Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem!!

[problemhaver]

A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry[1][2] – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.[3] In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow upward in clusters near the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible seedless (parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild species – Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, and Musa × paradisiaca for the hybrid Musa acuminata × M. balbisiana, depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific name for this hybrid, Musa sapientum, is no longer used.

Musa species are native to tropical Indomalaya and Australia, and are likely to have been first domesticated in Papua New Guinea.[4][5] They are grown in 135 countries,[6] primarily for their fruit, and to a lesser extent to make fiber, banana wine, and banana beer, and as ornamental plants. The world's largest producers of bananas in 2017 were India and China, which together accounted for approximately 38% of total production.[7]

Worldwide, there is no sharp distinction between "bananas" and "plantains". Especially in the Americas and Europe, "banana" usually refers to soft, sweet, dessert bananas, particularly those of the Cavendish group, which are the main exports from banana-growing countries. By contrast, Musa cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called "plantains". In other regions, such as Southeast Asia, many more kinds of banana are grown and eaten, so the binary distinction is not as useful and is not made in local languages.

The term "banana" is also used as the common name for the plants that produce the fruit.[3] This can extend to other members of the genus Musa, such as the scarlet banana (Musa coccinea), the pink banana (Musa velutina), and the Fe'i bananas. It can also refer to members of the genus Ensete, such as the snow banana (Ensete glaucum) and the economically important false banana (Ensete ventricosum). Both genera are in the banana family, Musaceae.

The banana plant is the largest herbaceous flowering plant.[8] All the above-ground parts of a banana plant grow from a structure usually called a "corm".[9] Plants are normally tall and fairly sturdy with a treelike appearance, but what appears to be a trunk is actually a "false stem" or pseudostem. Bananas grow in a wide variety of soils, as long as the soil is at least 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) deep, has good drainage and is not compacted.[10] Banana plants are among the fastest growing of all plants, with daily surface growth rates recorded of 1.4 square metres (15 sq ft) to 1.6 square metres (17 sq ft).[11][12]

The leaves of banana plants are composed of a stalk (petiole) and a blade (lamina). The base of the petiole widens to form a sheath; the tightly packed sheaths make up the pseudostem, which is all that supports the plant. The edges of the sheath meet when it is first produced, making it tubular. As new growth occurs in the centre of the pseudostem the edges are forced apart.[13] Cultivated banana plants vary in height depending on the variety and growing conditions. Most are around 5 m (16 ft) tall, with a range from 'Dwarf Cavendish' plants at around 3 m (10 ft) to 'Gros Michel' at 7 m (23 ft) or more.[14][15] Leaves are spirally arranged and may grow 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) long and 60 cm (2.0 ft) wide.[1] They are easily torn by the wind, resulting in the familiar frond look.[16] When a banana plant is mature, the corm stops producing new leaves and begins to form a flower spike or inflorescence. A stem develops which grows up inside the pseudostem, carrying the immature inflorescence until eventually it emerges at the top.[17] Each pseudostem normally produces a single inflorescence, also known as the "banana heart". (More are sometimes produced; an exceptional plant in the Philippines produced five.[18]) After fruiting, the pseudostem dies, but offshoots will normally have developed from the base, so that the plant as a whole is perennial. In the plantation system of cultivation, only one of the offshoots will be allowed to develop in order to maintain spacing.[19] The inflorescence contains many bracts (sometimes incorrectly referred to as petals) between rows of flowers. The female flowers (which can develop into fruit) appear in rows further up the stem (closer to the leaves) from the rows of male flowers. The ovary is inferior, meaning that the tiny petals and other flower parts appear at the tip of the ovary.[20]

The banana fruits develop from the banana heart, in a large hanging cluster, made up of tiers (called "hands"), with up to 20 fruit to a tier. The hanging cluster is known as a bunch, comprising 3–20 tiers, or commercially as a "banana stem", and can weigh 30–50 kilograms (66–110 lb). Individual banana fruits (commonly known as a banana or "finger") average 125 grams (4+1⁄2 oz), of which approximately 75% is water and 25% dry matter (nutrient table, lower right).

The fruit has been described as a "leathery berry".[21] There is a protective outer layer (a peel or skin) with numerous long, thin strings (the phloem bundles), which run lengthwise between the skin and the edible inner portion. The inner part of the common yellow dessert variety can be split lengthwise into three sections that correspond to the inner portions of the three carpels by manually deforming the unopened fruit.[22] In cultivated varieties, the seeds are diminished nearly to non-existence; their remnants are tiny black specks in the interior of the fruit.[23]

The end of the fruit opposite the stem contains a small tip distinct in texture, and often darker in color. Often misunderstood to be some type of seed or excretory vein, it is actually just the remnants from whence the banana fruit was a banana flower.[24]

As with all living things on earth, potassium-containing bananas emit radioactivity at low levels occurring naturally from potassium-40 (40K or K-40),[25] which is one of several isotopes of potassium.[26][27] The banana equivalent dose of radiation was developed in 1995 as a simple teaching-tool to educate the public about the natural, small amount of K-40 radiation occurring in every human and in common foods.[28][29]

The K-40 in a banana emits about 15 becquerels or 0.1 microsieverts (units of radioactivity exposure),[30] an amount that does not add to the total body radiation dose when a banana is consumed.[25][29] By comparison, the normal radiation exposure of an average person over one day is 10 microsieverts, a commercial flight across the United States exposes a person to 40 microsieverts, and the total yearly radiation exposure from the K-40 sources in a person's body is about 390 microsieverts.[30][better source needed]

The word "banana" is thought to be of West African origin, possibly from the Wolof word banaana, and passed into English via Spanish or Portuguese.[31]

The genus Musa was created by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[32] The name may be derived from Antonius Musa, physician to the Emperor Augustus, or Linnaeus may have adapted the Arabic word for banana, mauz.[33] According to Roger Blench, the ultimate origin of musa is in the Trans–New Guinea languages, whence they were borrowed into the Austronesian languages and across Asia, via the Dravidian languages of India, into Arabic as a Wanderwort.[34]

Musa is the type genus in the family Musaceae. The APG III system assigns Musaceae to the order Zingiberales, part of the commelinid clade of the monocotyledonous flowering plants. Some 70 species of Musa were recognized by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2013;[32] several produce edible fruit, while others are cultivated as ornamentals.[35]

The classification of cultivated bananas has long been a problematic issue for taxonomists. Linnaeus originally placed bananas into two species based only on their uses as food: Musa sapientum for dessert bananas and Musa paradisiaca for plantains. More species names were added, but this approach proved to be inadequate for the number of cultivars in the primary center of diversity of the genus, Southeast Asia. Many of these cultivars were given names that were later discovered to be synonyms.[36]

In a series of papers published from 1947 onwards, Ernest Cheesman showed that Linnaeus's Musa sapientum and Musa paradisiaca were cultivars and descendants of two wild seed-producing species, Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, both first described by Luigi Aloysius Colla.[37] Cheesman recommended the abolition of Linnaeus's species in favor of reclassifying bananas according to three morphologically distinct groups of cultivars – those primarily exhibiting the botanical characteristics of Musa balbisiana, those primarily exhibiting the botanical characteristics of Musa acuminata, and those with characteristics of both.[36] Researchers Norman Simmonds and Ken Shepherd proposed a genome-based nomenclature system in 1955. This system eliminated almost all the difficulties and inconsistencies of the earlier classification of bananas based on assigning scientific names to cultivated varieties. Despite this, the original names are still recognized by some authorities, leading to confusion.[37][38]

The accepted scientific names for most groups of cultivated bananas are Musa acuminata Colla and Musa balbisiana Colla for the ancestral species, and Musa × paradisiaca L. for the hybrid M. acuminata × M. balbisiana.[39]

Synonyms of M. × paradisiaca include

many subspecific and varietal names of M. × paradisiaca, including M. p. subsp. sapientum (L.) Kuntze

Musa × dacca Horan.

Musa × sapidisiaca K.C.Jacob, nom. superfl.

Musa × sapientum L., and many of its varietal names, including M. × sapientum var. paradisiaca (L.) Baker, nom. illeg.

Generally, modern classifications of banana cultivars follow Simmonds and Shepherd's system. Cultivars are placed in groups based on the number of chromosomes they have and which species they are derived from. Thus the Latundan banana is placed in the AAB Group, showing that it is a triploid derived from both M. acuminata (A) and M. balbisiana (B). For a list of the cultivars classified under this system, see "List of banana cultivars".

In 2012, a team of scientists announced they had achieved a draft sequence of the genome of Musa acuminata.[40]

[divya1234]

How Bananas Boost Heart and Digestive Health: A Look at Their Nutritional Benefits

Bananas are not only one of the most widely consumed fruits in the world, but they are also a powerhouse of nutrients that offer significant health benefits, particularly for heart and digestive health. Grown from large herbaceous plants in the genus Musa, bananas are an accessible and versatile fruit that can be enjoyed in numerous ways. Let’s dive into how bananas can support heart and digestive health through their impressive nutritional profile.

One of the standout benefits of bananas is their positive impact on heart health, largely due to their high potassium content. Potassium is an essential mineral that helps regulate heart function and maintain normal blood pressure levels. By counterbalancing the effects of sodium, potassium helps reduce tension in blood vessel walls, which can lower the risk of hypertension and stroke. Including bananas in your diet can contribute to a heart-healthy lifestyle, providing about 9% of the recommended daily intake of potassium per medium-sized fruit.

Bananas are also a good source of dietary fiber, which plays a critical role in digestive health. A medium banana contains about 3 grams of fiber, which helps promote regular bowel movements and prevent constipation. The fiber in bananas, including a type known as pectin, can also aid in reducing inflammation in the gut and supporting a healthy digestive tract. In addition to fiber, bananas contain resistant starch, particularly when they are still green. Resistant starch functions similarly to fiber, feeding beneficial gut bacteria and improving overall gut health.

Another key nutrient in bananas that contributes to heart and digestive health is vitamin C. As a potent antioxidant, vitamin C helps protect cells from damage caused by free radicals and supports the immune system. It also plays a role in maintaining healthy blood vessels, which is essential for good cardiovascular health. Bananas provide a convenient and tasty source of vitamin C, making them an easy way to support overall health.

Bananas also contain catechins, a type of flavonoid with antioxidant properties that can reduce inflammation and protect against heart disease. These antioxidants help combat oxidative stress, a factor linked to the development of chronic conditions such as heart disease. By including bananas in your diet, you can benefit from these antioxidants and their heart-protective effects.

In conclusion, bananas are much more than a simple snack. Their high content of potassium, fiber, vitamin C, and catechins makes them a valuable food for supporting heart and digestive health. Whether you enjoy them on their own, in smoothies, or as a topping for your favorite breakfast, bananas are a delicious and nutritious addition to a balanced diet.

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[foggynightdonut]

Oldest fossilized Banana 43 million

Abstract

Fossil seeds of Ensete, a genus presently native to Asia and Africa, have been recovered from the middle Eocene of Oregon, confirming the presence of Musaceae in the North American Tertiary. The seed of Ensete oregonense sp. nov. is operculate, with a well-defined micropylar collar, a pronounced chalazal chamber, and a wide hilar cavity. A survey of seed morphology in extant Zingiberales provides characters for distinguishing Musaceae from other families of the order, furnishes criteria for distinguishing the three extant genera of Musaceae (Musa, Ensete and Musella), and facilitates critical assessment of fossil seed remains. “Musa” cardiosperma Jain from the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary Deccan Series of India is excluded from Musaceae (although retained in Zingiberales) on the basis of fruit and seed characters, including the lack of laticifers and absence of a chalazal chamber. We reexamined the musaceous seeds from Colombia that previously were described as Tertiary fossils (Musa enseteformis Berry, 1925) and now believe that they are recent, nonfossil remains, evidently from Ensete ventricosum, which is grown in the region where the specimens were originally obtained. In addition, a reputed fossil banana fruit from the Cretaceous of Colombia was reexamined and determined to be a concretion of nonbiological origin. Ensete oregonense is significant therefore, as the first unequivocal fossil record of Ensete and of Musaceae. Although the Musaceae are currently native only to the Old World tropics, this discovery establishes that the family was present in North America about 43 million years ago.

[lucky-clover-gazette]

MUSA WINX CLUB???

unfortunately no :( she's an oc in a totk fic i'm writing, her name is the term for the banana genus

[drhoz]

#2188 - Strelitzia nicolai - Giant Bird-of-Paradise

AKA Strelitzia alba subsp. nicolai and Strelitzia quensonii

I thought this was a banana tree at first, probably escaped from the neighbouring yard, but it's not in the genus Musa. It's not even in the same family. Does share an Order, and the other common name is Wild Banana, so I wasn't completely wrong at least.

The plant is native to evergreen forests in SE Africa, but is naturalised in Mexico, and widely grown as an ornamental elsewhere. They can grow to 8m tall, with leaves almost 2m long. The flowers are on the large side too - almost half a meter in length.

Photo by Eric in SF, on Wiki.

Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales

[leithomalley]

Anytime I get an opportunity to mix art with music it inevitably becomes a labour of love, so I jumped at the chance recently when offered another guest illustration spot for the ‘HearSej’ podcast presented by Seja Vogel.
 A musician herself, Seja presents candid interviews with a wide range of musicians about their artistic origins, how they work, what they love and fear, and the strangest things that happen at gigs (the bit that I illustrated here). It’s always a lot of interesting fun and one of just a few music based podcasts I subscribe to. 
 Seja’s latest episode is a warm conversation with Hannah Joy from the Oz band ‘The Middle Kids’ who tells a funny story towards the end of their chat about having a banana thrown at her whilst up on stage.
The illustration is my exaggeration of Hannah’s description (only the bananas have been changed to protect the incident). 
Speaking of bananas.. a lot of people don’t know this, but bananas are the fruit of the genus Musa, one of the most important fruit crops of the world. 

So basically this is a Musa hitting a Muso :)


#sejavogel#australianpodcasts#musicisart#hannahjoy#artismusic#bananamusa

[delphi-ni]

Lupi Filii- Prologue

Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris

Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit

litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto

vi superum, saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram,

multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem

inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum,

Albanique patres atque altae moenia Romae.

Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso

quidve dolens regina deum tot volvere casus

insignem pietate virum, tot adire labores impulerit.

Tantaene animis caelestibus irae?[1]

CAPITOLO[2] 0

I turn the page of my newspaper while with my spoon I stir my tea. I address to my companion, who sits on the red armchair with his shoulders relaxed on the soft seatback, reading aloud the header of today’s new: “Found today a new individual with a special ability” and I stop a few instants so my eyes can understand what’s written next “It looks like his ability is pretty similar to ours” I tell him, who looks at me with taciturn obduracy. His eyes pierce mine.

He stands up from his comfortable spot with a brief leap, places down the empty coffee cup and finally replies, “Nobody is capable of doing what we can do” and without leaving me space for an answer, he leaves the room.

Alone, sitting around the table, I think that my dear friend is right: our prodigies are matchless.

I patiently wait for my confidant to appear again and here I hear his steps from the corridor announcing his arrival. As soon as I see his frame surpass the dark oak door, a worry comes to my mind, so I decide to share its grieve with the man facing me, “How can we write the conclusion of our story?” I ask breathless. “My friend” he slightly smiles while talking to me “We have yet to write the beginning…”

I think and rethink that, human’s ethical laws, have always been written in the same language for everybody, but interpreted by everyone in different ways.

He and I want to do this: rewrite human’s ethical laws in a different language for everybody, but that can be interpreted by everyone in the same way.

[1] From Latin in the text: “I sing of the endeavours and the man who first from Troy’s costs came in Italy, fugitive for fate, on Lavinia littoral, and he was much at mercy of divine forces on sea and land, for the persistent fury of the cruel Juno, he also suffered much in battle until he founded his city, took in Lazio his gods, whence Latin blood and Alban fathers and walls of the tall Rome. Muse, tell me the reasons, for which divine offense, for which sorrow, the queen of numen condemned  a pious man to endure many sufferings, encounter many anguish. Are celestial capable of these many ire?”. Introduction of Eneide, Virglio’s (70 BC- 19 BC) epic poem, that talks about the hero Enea, who escaped from Troy in Italy’s costs and founded Rome. (I hope it's comprehensible, the translation from latin was hard to do)

[2] From Italian in the text: Chapter.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This portion of text is a short prologue of the story. I wanted to write this little introductory chapter to give you an idea of the plot, even if it's not much. The actual story will be published further ahead, I hope I will be able to post the first chapter as soon as possible, but I cannot give you a certain date yet. I will update my bio with the date of the next post. Thanks for reading ;)

[eugenie-torres24]

Blog #2: Musaquito Banish-Wax: My Journey from Rejection to Innovation

Hey, everyone, I've got quite the story to share about our journey at StartUp Sheriffs. You see, we decided to ditch the typical "rent-a-bike" venture proposal, and I'll tell you exactly why. It's time for something different, something that's not just innovative but also eco-friendly. That's where Musaquito Banish-Wax comes into play, and let me tell you, it's a game-changer in preventing dengue.

The name Musaquito Banish-Wax - now, that's something I'm particularly proud of. It's a blend of "Musa," the scientific genus for bananas, and "Mosquito." Not only is it catchy, but it directly spells out its mission - to get rid of those pesky mosquitoes. Our catchphrase? "Make Mosquitos Split with Musaquito Banish-Wax!" It's all about keeping things engaging and memorable.

Now, let's talk about the magic in this wax. It's all-natural and eco-friendly, and I mean it. We've harnessed the power of organic banana extracts and a carefully crafted blend of essential oils that mosquitoes simply can't stand. Say goodbye to those chemical-laden mosquito repellents that harm our environment.

But what's even more exciting is the dual impact this product can have. Sure, it'll make your floors shine like never before, but it doesn't stop there. Musaquito Banish-Wax is also a shield against mosquito-borne diseases. Dengue is a serious issue in many parts of the world, and it hits kids the hardest. I want children to enjoy their school days without the constant worry of dengue.

Now, our journey wasn't all smooth sailing. We started with the "Rent-a-Bike" proposal, and honestly, we got a harsh dose of rejection. It stung, I won't lie. But you know what? We didn't throw in the towel. Instead, we used that rejection as an opportunity to evolve and innovate. We regrouped and brainstormed.

In conclusion, our journey from rejection to innovation taught me that rejection isn't the end; it's a redirection to something better. We didn't back down; we pivoted and created Musaquito Banish-Wax. It's a testament to the power of perseverance, innovation, and the burning desire to make the world a safer place for our school children. So, here's to Musaquito Banish-Wax, leading us in a new direction toward a safer and mosquito-free future. And stay tuned, because we're still addressing the lacking in this story. There's more to come!

[redreyes25]

BANANA AS A SNACK!

WHAT ARE BANANAS?

Bananas are one of the most significant fruit crops in the world and belong to the genus Musa in the family Musaceae. Although the banana is primarily consumed in the tropics, where it is grown, it is prized for its flavor, nutritional content, and year-round availability.

Among other advantages, bananas have essential nutrients that may improve heart health, lower blood pressure, and lift one's mood.

HEALTH BENEFITS: *Bananas give you energy.

*Bananas are one of the best fruit sources of vitamin B6​.

*Bananas are respectable sources of vitamin C.

*Manganese in bananas is good for your skin.

*Potassium in bananas is good for your heart health and blood pressure.

*Bananas can aid digestion and help beat gastrointestinal issues.

WARNING: Those with impaired renal function should avoid excessive potassium intake. It could be dangerous if the kidneys are unable to remove too much potassium from the blood. Beta-blocker users should consume foods high in potassium, such as bananas, in moderation.

[butchbyte]

Me: Are any characters in The Matrix named after plants? Groot: Yes, a few of the characters in The Matrix are named after plants. For example, the character Neo is named after the genus nepeta, and the character Trinity is named after the genus trinitarian. The character Cypher is named after the cypress tree, and the character Agent Smith is named after the shrub Smithiantha. The character Apoc is named after the genus Apocynum, and the character Mouse is named after the genus Musa. Finally, the character Switch is named after the genus Switchella.

This is so creative of it though.

Horti's new plant advice chatbot is based on gpt-3 and things are going well

🔥 writeup by tradescantia hub