Physical characteristics of banana

The banana belongs to the botanical genus Musa. Bananas are the fruit of Musa acuminata. Acuminata means long-pointed or tapering, not referring to the fruit, but to the flowers giving birth to the fruit. Bananas are in the shape of a long curving cylinder.

It is against herb up to 10 m high. The leaves are very large succulent and tattered. Vegetative propagation of the plant is by suckers.

The bottom end narrows to a point and the top end has a thick stem that attaches the fruit to the inflorescence stalk. A small group of bananas is termed "hands". Hands are collectively known as "bunches".

Banana skin is smooth and thick, and often has a few vertical ridges that run the length of the fruit. The flesh is creamy white and soft.

The stem is harvested when the single bananas are mature but green. The tree is then cut down. Bananas are handled mainly as a fresh fruit and shipped from the growing area while still green.
Physical characteristics of banana

Mango fruit

The mango fruit is a large, fleshy drupe, containing an edible monocarp of varying thickness.  The average weight of mature mango fruit may range between 60 to 800 g.

The mesocarp is resinous and highly variable with respect to shape, size, color, presence of fiber and flavor.

Fruit length can range from 5 to 25 cm depending on the cultivar. The endocarp is woody, thick and fibrous. Fruit range in shape from spherical to ovoid to elongate, with many variations in between. The surface of the fruit varies to undulating

A ripe mango is soft to touch, with a pleasant aroma, and has a flavor often described as a peach-pineapple combination.

Ripe mango fruit may be greenish yellow or yellow in color, or it may have a yellow background color with various shades of orange, red or purple which occur as a ‘blush’ on a variable portion of the surface.

Time from flowering to fruit maturity takes 3-6 months depending upon cultivar and temperatures.

Mango is a climacteric fruit, which is best harvest in a mature but unripe stage, about 2.5 to 4.5 months from blooming and usually transported in the firm, green preclimacteric stage.
Mango fruit