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Madagascar banana (Ensete perrieri)

Description

Ensete perrieri or Madagascar banana is the only banana species native to this island. It was discovered in 1905 by a French botanist, Claverie and named after Henri Perrier de la Bathie, a French botanist. The pseudo-stem is 4 m long and 75 cm in diameter at the base. The plant itself is 6-7 m high.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Zingiberales

            • Family: Musaceae

              • Genus: Ensete