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But banana trees are considered part of the herbaceous family (herbs). Banana tree doesnt have a woody tissue. So it's just called the banana tree, but it is not a tree. It is a massive herb, which can grow up to 15 metres high. In fact, banana trees are largest herbs in the world.

The Banana is a large plant that grows in the tropical parts of Central America, South America, Asia, and Africa, where the climate is warm and damp the year round. It grows 10 to 40 feet high and has enormous, broad green leaves that are sometimes 10 feet long. The Banana plant has a hollow stem that is 8 to 15 inches thick. Another stem, which grows through the hollow stem, bears the flowers and the fruit. The flower bud is very large and shaped like a heart. As it grows it slowly unfolds and shows about 100 small blossoms, which are long and narrow and grow together in clusters or groups. Some of these clusters grow into great bunches of fruit. Each bunch is called a 'hand' because it looks almost like a hand with the separate Bananas like fingers. The fruit is cut off the plant while it is still green and unripe.

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