Paul Hobson / Leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae sp) flying towards Banana (Musa sp) flower to feed. Costa Rica.

Cyril Ruoso / Banana (Musa sp) leaf detail with water drops, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Banana (Musa sp) flower, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cyril Ruoso / Banana (Musa sp) close up of leaf with water droplets, Rwanda

Cyril Ruoso / Banana (Musa sp) close up of leaf with water droplets, Rwanda

Nigel Cattlin / Banana (Musa x paradisiaca) cross section showing tightly packed leaves is pseudostem.

Nigel Cattlin / Lady finger / Sugar banana (Musa acuminata) unripe bunch growing on plant. Bangkok, Thailand.

Nigel Cattlin / Lady finger / Sugar banana (Musa acuminata) unripe bunch growing on plant. Bangkok, Thailand.

Nigel Cattlin / Lady finger / Sugar banana (Musa acuminata) unripe bunch growing amongst leaves. Bangkok, Thailand.

Charlie Summers / East African Highland bananas (Musa acuminata) including the flower that has not yet opened. Kigongoni Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania.

Heather Angel / Hairy banana (Musa velutina), self peeling exposing flesh to aid seed dispersal by birds. In glasshouse. Surrey, England, UK.

Heather Angel / Hairy banana (Musa velutina) flowering in glasshouse, Kew Gardens, London, UK. Native to Himalayas.