Often grown in gardens with tubers (sweet potatoes, yams, etc.), this is a "vegetable" banana, the end of which is shaped more or less like a bottleneck, with a texture that remains very firm until ripe.

The most spectacular variety is the Three Hand Planty which produces a single hand of about 10 fingers, each about 40 cm long.

Family: Musaceae

Origin: West Indies, Africa

Differences from bananas

• longer, usually 30 to 40 cm
• thicker green or slightly pink skin
• firmer flesh
• and most importantly, inedible when raw