Musa ingens

Musa ingens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: M. ingens
Binomial name
Musa ingens

The plant species Musa ingens is the physically largest member of the family Musaceae.  Growing in the tropical forests of New Guinea, its leaves can reach a length of 5 meters and its pseudostem 2 meters in circumference.  Its fruit is inedible.

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