Fan banana (Ogibasho) - Ogibasho

Japanese: オウギバショウ(扇芭蕉) - おうぎばしょう
Fan banana (Ogibasho) - Ogibasho

…It is an evergreen medium-sized tree of the Musaceae family, the genus Ravenala , of which one species is endemic to Madagascar (illustration). It has an upright woody stem that is as tall as 20 m, a thick trunk, and two rows of beautifully fan-like leaves with leaf blades about 2.5 m long and long petioles that resemble bananas.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ogibasho (Fan Basho)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…バショウ科オウギバショウ属Ravenalaの常緑の中高木で,マダガスカルに1種を特産する(イラスト)。直立する木質の茎は高さ20mと大きく,幹も太く,それにバナナに似た長さ2.5mほどの葉身と長い葉柄をもつ葉を,美しく扇を広げたように2列生する。…

※「オウギバショウ(扇芭蕉)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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