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Richard · 01-30-2010, 10:09 PM

Bananas are native to Burma, however there has been much breeding over human history and some varieties are quite comfortable in a subtropical plant community; e.g., the Himalayan "foothill" region at 5,000 foot elevation or so, or the subtropic climes of Argentina where an entire plant community (other than monocots) can be in the Myrtle family (Myrtacaea).

There has been much research on the role of "repellent plants" and the basic result is that insects always avoid the undesirable flora and go straight to the most desirable, regardless of the proximity.

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