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This is NOT a Banana! Typhonodorum lindleyanum - from a distance it looks like stout Banana trees. but actually it is of the Araceae family, and has Arum-like flowers! Geotagged,Madagascar,Spring,Typhonodorum,Typhonodorum lindleyanum Click/tap to enlarge

This is NOT a Banana!

Typhonodorum lindleyanum - from a distance it looks like stout Banana trees. but actually it is of the Araceae family, and has Arum-like flowers!

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The Water Banana

"Typhonodorum" is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The single species making up this genus is "Typhonodorum lindleyanum". The genus is native to Madagascar, the Comores, Zanzibar, Réunion and Mauritius.

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Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jan 15, 2026. Captured Nov 27, 2025 10:54 in PFR2+3H5, Ranomafana, Madagascar.
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  • COOLPIX B700
  • f/5.5
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO110
  • 44.8mm