Musa textilis

Abaca. The abaca fiber is obtained from the leaves of the banana-like plant (same genus) Musa textilis (banana family, Musaceae). The fiber is also called Manila hemp from the port of its first shipment, although it has no relationship with hemp, a bast fiber. The mature plant has 12—20 stalks growing from its rhizome root system the stalks are 2.6—6.7 m tall and 10—20 cm thick at the base. The stalk has leaf sheaths that expand iato leaves 1—2.5 m long, 10—20 cm wide, and 10 mm thick at the center the fibers are ia the outermost layer. The plant produces a crop after five years, and 2—4 stalks can be harvested about every six months. 

Muruntau Mountain lode, 72 686 Musa textilis, 77 295 Muscles, 3 723-724 Muscopyridine, 2 76 Muscovado sugar, 23 482 Muscovite, in coal, 6 718 Muscovite mica, as filler, 77 313 Musculoskelatal disorders (MSDs), in the workplace, 27 593... 

Leaf Fibers Abaca Musa textilis plants... 

Hemp is made from the bast fibers of Cannabis sativa. This is a larger plant than flax, and produces much coarser fibers. Abaca or Manila hemp is very different from plain hemp. Abaca is made from Musa textilis, commonly called the fiber banana plant. The core fibers of the leaf sheaths of this plant are resistant to salt water, which makes them useful for rope and fabric to be used at sea. It is also used to make handicrafts such as hats and household items. Paper made from abaca has a wide variety of uses, including paper currency (i.e. Japanese yen notes), sausage casings, industrial filters, and tea bags. The finest grade abaca is woven into a cloth called pinukpok. 

The plant belongs to the Muscacease (banana) family its genus is Musa. As many as 100 species (varieties) have been identified. Of these, 20 are commercially important only three or four are grown extensively in the Philippines Musa textilis is one of them. 

Jose C. del Rio, Ana Gutierrez, Angel T. Martinez, Identification of intact long-chain p-hydroxycinnamate esters in leaf fibers of abaca (Musa textilis) using gas chromatography/mass mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (2004), 18(22), 2691-2696. 

Manila Musa textilis) is related to the banana plant and grows mainly in the East Indies. Sisal is obtained in India and Mexico from a kind of agave. Both are leaf fibers and not stalk fibers as in the case of hemp and flax. 

Abaca Leaf or hard fibers Musa textilis Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra... 

Agung EH, Sapuan SM, Hamdan MM, Zaman HMDK, Mustofa U. Study on abaca (Musa textilis Nee) fibre reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites by tliermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Int J Phys Sci 2011 6 2100-2106. 

Abaca or Manila hemp (Musa Textilis Nee) is a herbaceous plant that belongs to the family of Musaceae. Its appearance is similar to the banana plant, but it is completely different in its properties and uses. Abaca and other Musa Textilis mixtures, with different levels of quality and resistance, are produced and successfiilly marketed in several countries. 

The bast fibers of many plants are rich in cellulose, and a number of them, as flax (Linum mitatissimum), jute Corchorus capstdaris), hemp Cannabis saliva), and ramie Boekmeria nivea) are important in the manufacture of textiles and rope. Some leaf fibers, those from sisal Agave sisalana), and Manila hemp Musa textilis), for example, are also rich in cellulose, and are used similarly. 

---