Starlight Sweetfruit

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

Uses:

• Food: The primary use of Starlight Sweetfruit is as a food source, providing nourishment and sustenance.
• Trade: This is traded within City-State of Vict but also to other countries.
• Medicinal Purposes: The fruit, leaves, and roots have medicinal properties and are used in traditional healing practices or pharmaceuticals.

Byproducts:

• Peels: The peels of Starlight Sweetfruit are utilized as organic waste for composting and in animal feed.
• Leaves: The large, sturdy leaves are used for various purposes, such as wrapping food, thatching roofs, and as plates.
• Fiber: The fibers from the stalks are extracted and used to make textiles, paper, or other materials.

Exploitation:

• Agricultural Industry: Large-scale cultivation has led to the exploitation of land and resources, resulting in deforestation, soil degradation, and habitat loss in some areas, which have caused laws to come into place to protect said areas and prevent this from happening in other areas.
• Labor Practices: The cultivation and harvesting has led to labor-intensive practices, and exploitation of workers, particularly in regions where labor regulations are lax.

Scientific Name

Monocots Zingiberales

Geographic Distribution

• Moss Forest