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Question: The Largest leaves are found in: A. Musa Paradisiaca B. Victoria regia C. Nelumbium nucifera ...

The Largest leaves are found in:
A. Musa Paradisiaca
B. Victoria regia
C. Nelumbium nucifera
D. Amorphophallus

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In the classification of the plant kingdom, it is from the species of a flowering plant and it is a world largest water lily. In the surface of water there is a submerged stack. It is from a species called Amazonica. It is from the family of Nymphaeaceae, this is also called giant water lily.

Complete answer:
Based on the above hint there are many numbers of trees, flowers, fruits, in the Plant Kingdom.
Victoria Regia is the species that has the largest leaves. The scientific name of this leaf is Victoria amazonica, and it is a species of the flowering plant, and also it is considered to be the largest water lily in the family called Nymphaeaceae, and it is also a national flower of Guyana.
Now let’s see the Classification of this leave, Its Higher Classification is Victoria, Its Rank is Species,
It is from the family of Nymphaeaceae, It is a Kingdom of Plantae, Its Genus is Victoria Lindi or Giant waterlily, its Domain is Eukarya.
This Flower Victoria amazonica is also called Amazon water lily or giant water lily. In the family of Nymphaeaceae it is the largest size of the water lily family. This plant has very large leaves upto 2 to 3 metre in diameter that float on the water surface of the submerged stack, and it is 7 to 8 in length. The edges are turned up to form a rim. The bottom side of the leaf looks like a coppery red color.
It also has some uses and threats in this leaves, Victoria Amazonica is a kind of an ornamental plant and it is highly prized. The seeds that are used for this plant are taken as food when roasted. Sometimes, during the climate changes the Amazon basin and the destruction of the rainforest may pose a threat to an Amazon water lily.
option A: Musa paradisiaca this is wrong answer because it is under the classification of fruit,
But the question asked here is about leaves, so it is wrong.
For option B: Victoria regia this is the right answer. Victoria regia is a species of flowering plant with largest leaves, so it is the right option.
For option C: Nelumbium nucifera, this is the wrong answer because it is a simply a lotus and is adapted to grow in floodplains. So it is wrong.
For option D: Amorphophallus, This is the wrong answer, because it is from the tropical and subtropical plants from the arum family. So it is wrong.
So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Victoria regia is known by the other name as Victoria amazonica which has large leaves and also has the ability to float on the water. It is also called Giant waterlily. They are massive in size and also they cover mostly the surface of water. That means there is no sunlight that can reach the rest of the water, and also there is no possibility of growing algae.