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Musa ingens, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua The photo does not do justice to the scale of this massive banana plant/tree. This is from about 20-30m of distance at an ultra wide angle of 9mm, just to fit it in a single frame. Just one leaf can grow up to 5m, and a cluster of its fruit up to 60kg in weight.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/158154/musa_ingens_-_fruit_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html" title="Musa ingens - fruit, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/158154_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fS591emtzQuuyoYh%2BvlSbJjhcfQ%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Musa ingens - fruit, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua https://www.jungledragon.com/image/158153/musa_ingens_minggre_arfak_mountains_papua.html Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Giant Highland Banana,Indonesia,Minggre,Musa ingens,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea" /></a></figure> Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,Musa ingens,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Musa ingens, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

The photo does not do justice to the scale of this massive banana plant/tree. This is from about 20-30m of distance at an ultra wide angle of 9mm, just to fit it in a single frame. Just one leaf can grow up to 5m, and a cluster of its fruit up to 60kg in weight.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Wow, definitely massive! Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Absolutely. I think it's about 27 Christines tall. Posted one year ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Lol. But, only about 2 Ferdys tall. Posted one year ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Thankfully not, lol. I really should have posed in front of this tree, the scale does not really communicate well in this photo. Posted one year ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            It sounds like you need to Photoshop yourself into the photo. ;P Posted one year ago

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The Giant Highland Banana

The plant species "Musa ingens" 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 meters and a width of 1 m. This, the largest herbaceous plant on earth, was completely unknown to science prior to 1960.

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Similar species: Gingers, Bananas, Etc.
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Uploaded Mar 2, 2024. Captured Oct 20, 2023 07:52 in WW44+82 Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • f/2.8
  • 1/100s
  • ISO80
  • 9mm
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