Pohon pisang kipas

In Indonesia alone this plant is known as "Palm Fan". Why is that? Because the tree has a resemblance to the palm plant. Despite similarities, the fan banana tree is not included in the Arecaceae family (Palem-paleman), but the monocot plant species of the Strelitziacea family. Monocots are plants that have only one plant leaf on the seeds. Another feature of the monocot plant is to have one-piece seeds, rooted fibers, unbranched and non-cyclic stems.

This tree is ideal for creating an exotic tropical plant effect with its huge leaves. The leaves are like large cups because they can hold about 1 liter of rainwater, each of which is 4 to 5 meters long. The pelepahnya pale and form leaf formations arranged like a fan