Appearance
The "trunk" of its leaves; the longest petioles of any known plant) is typically up to 15 m in height, and with the leaves having a total height of 20 m. Since its discovery in 1954, though, taller individuals up to 30 m have been reported, but these measurements have yet to be confirmed by a specific scientific study. Photos exist of "M. ingens" "trunks" up to 94 cm in diameter at breast height. Its fruit grows in a cluster weighing up to 60 kg. This cluster is borne on a peduncle up to 10 cm thick and up to 15 m in length, again the longest of any known plant. The large inflorescence can hold over 300 oblong fruits to 18 cm long that are filled with blackish-brown seeds and yellowish pulp that is edible, sweet, and delicious when cooked, and according to some, reminiscent of fine butternut squash mixed with a sweet banana with a dash of tangy lime and citrus added.References:
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