#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

[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.

[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!!

[professors-polycule]

Banana... me? 🍌

banana

Banana... who?

[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

[rudeteens]

Learning the hard way why certain species in the passiflora genus are not cultivated where I live. I am always lamenting about my fruit maybe I should maybe start tagging it to find later, I’m usually passiflora posting but I guess sometimes I have a lot to say about citrus because I have like 6 of those, pineapples, acerola, peppers, other shit, ornamentals too, idk how many different aroids i have between the philodendrons, scindapsus, xanthosoma, dieffenbachia, musa, alocasias and whatever genus is slipping my mind rn. I wanna get into Hoyas I have a few all the same species just clones grown out massive. I love those parasitic plants they are my fav so shout out to orchids u nasty bitch!

[divya1234]

The Nutritional Power of Bananas: Key Vitamins, Minerals, and Health Benefits

Bananas are one of the world’s most popular fruits, enjoyed for their sweet flavor, portability, and versatility. Produced by large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa, bananas are a staple in many diets and are available in almost every grocery store around the globe. But beyond their convenience and taste, bananas are packed with a range of essential nutrients that offer numerous health benefits.

One of the primary nutrients in bananas is potassium, a mineral that plays a crucial role in maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. Potassium helps balance sodium levels in the body, which can reduce tension in blood vessel walls and lower the risk of stroke. A medium-sized banana provides about 9% of the recommended daily intake of potassium, making it an easy and delicious way to support heart health.

Bananas are also rich in vitamin C, an important antioxidant that helps protect the body from oxidative stress and supports immune function. Vitamin C is vital for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of the body, including skin, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. It also helps the body absorb iron from plant-based foods, making bananas a valuable addition to a balanced diet, especially for those following a plant-based lifestyle.

In addition to potassium and vitamin C, bananas contain catechins, a type of antioxidant known for their anti-inflammatory and heart-protective properties. Catechins are also found in other fruits and tea, but bananas offer a convenient source of these beneficial compounds. They help fight inflammation, support heart health, and may even contribute to a lower risk of chronic diseases.

Another unique feature of bananas is their content of resistant starch, especially when the bananas are less ripe. Resistant starch is a type of carbohydrate that behaves like fiber in the body, helping to regulate blood sugar levels and improve digestive health. It feeds beneficial gut bacteria, promoting a healthy digestive tract and improving bowel regularity. As bananas ripen, the resistant starch converts to natural sugars, which can provide a quick source of energy.

Overall, bananas are not just a convenient snack but a nutritional powerhouse that can support overall health in numerous ways. Their rich content of potassium, vitamin C, catechins, and resistant starch makes them a versatile and health-promoting food choice that can easily be incorporated into a variety of meals and snacks.

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