Biggest Banana In The World
Not many people know that a giant banana tree in the world is in Indonesia, precise in the Afak Mountains, West Papua. The Latin name is Musa ingens or Musa ingens NW Slimmonds. In Banfot Village, Tambrouw Regency, West Papua, call this giant banana by the name apit sepoh. Banana stem height reaches 24 meters to 30 meters or the equivalent of 6 to 7 times the banana tree in general. Musa banana tree diameter reaches a size of 95 cm. Some websites even say that tree trunks can get one meter to two meters in diameter. At the same time, the banana fronds have a length of up to 5 meters with a width of about 1 meter. Usually, this banana stalk is used to store game or garden products. Meanwhile, the banana leaves are used by residents for roofs of makeshift houses in the forest, sitting mats, and food mats. D from the word Indonesia.id, this giant banana, was first collected as a specimen by Womersley JS and Simmonds NW on December 22, 1954, in New Guinea. Then the banana was st...