The largest species of banana plant is the giant highland banana (Musa ingens) native to the tropical montane forests of New Guinea. Its main “trunk” regularly reaches heights of 15 metres (49 feet) and its unfurled leaves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) off the ground.

The plant species Musa ingens, also known as the giant highland banana or Oem, [2] is the physically largest member of the family Musaceae and the only member of the section Ingentimusa.

2023年1月16日 · The Giant Highland Banana is the world's largest herbaceous plant and the largest species of banana. It is an extremely uncommon species that can only be found on the island of New Guinea at elevations between 1200 and 1800 meters in the mountain woods.

2022年5月31日 · The largest banana plant in the world is the Giant Highland Banana (Musa Ingens). It can plant can grow up to 50 feet high (15 meters). Musa Ingens can hold up to 300 fruits, weighing 132 pounds (60 kilograms). The bananas …

Alastair presents Musa ingens (giant banana) - the largest banana in the world - encountered during a July 2016 expedition to New Guinea, the only place where it occurs. Mature plants of...

With a trunk to at least 15 m tall, about a meter in diamater at the base and a total plant height of 20 m or more, it is the undisputed record holder for the largest and tallest of the bananas...

The world’s largest banana was unveiled at the International Banana Conference in Mexico City. Standing over five meters in height, weighing in at a whopping 472 kilograms, and spanning a total of 2.5 meters across – it is no surprise that this fruit will be hard to beat!

2025年1月21日 · The tallest of all banana species is Musa ingens, or giant highland banana, native to the mountainous jungles of New Guinea. Musa ingens holds the record for the world’s largest herb, regularly growing over 49 feet tall. Some key facts about this giant banana:

2023年3月25日 · What’s unique about this huge banana? World’s largest banana known as the Giant Highland Banana grows in the mountain forests of New island of New Guinea at high altitudes of 1200-1800 meters.

2024年8月28日 · The largest giant banana tree in the world turns out to be in West Papua, Indonesia. The size is fantastic, it can reach a height of 25 to 30 meters or equivalent to 6 to 7 times the size of a banana tree in general.