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Musa ingens
Musa ingens is a giant wild banana from the montane forests of New Guinea, known for having the largest leaves and the largest herbaceous "trunk" of any plant. It is a species, not a commonly grown garden or houseplant, so its care needs are rarely documented.
The plant species Musa ingens, also known as the giant highland banana or Oem, is the physically largest member of the family Musaceae and the only member of the section Ingentimusa. Growing in the tropical montane forests of New Guinea - Arfak Mountains Regency in Indonesia, its leaves can reach a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a width of 1 m (39 in). This, the largest herbaceous plant on earth, was completely unknown to science prior to 1960.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Musa ingens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
