I really like this plant--I'm just wondering what its name is (perhaps genus+species). I think this plant grows in the tropical rainforest in Malaysia.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Sign up to join this communityI really like this plant--I'm just wondering what its name is (perhaps genus+species). I think this plant grows in the tropical rainforest in Malaysia.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
I'm no botanist, but this looks very similar to a young banana plant (Musa sp.) to me. The genus is native to south east asia, and there are many wild species. There are also a couple of other similarly looking genera in the banana family (Musaceae).
Reasons why I'm thinking banana: the plant has tongue-shaped leafs with fairly short petioles, and the leaves have clear horizontal, unbranched veins and horizontal tears (common on banana plants). The leaves come from a single apical meristem and are scattered (not in e.g. distinct rows). Banana plants also have pseudostems, made out of packed leaf sheaths, but the stem cannot be seen in your picture. Here is a webpage on banana morphology, if you want to get some further information.
Some examples: