Fruit Trees of Mexico Plantain

Plantain (English), Plátano Macho (Spanish) Xib Ja'as (Maya), Musa balbisiana, Musaceae Family. Native to India, nowadays cultivated in many subtropical regions like Yucatan. Plantain tree bears flower and fruits in the same manner as a banana tree; plantain plants propagate with suckers frim the mother plant which dies after bearing fruit.  Fruits are eaten always fried green or ripe.