Maquira is a genus of what type of perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, and where most species have supporting branches and leaves?
Maquira Maquira is a genus of trees in the Moraceae family, native to South America.
Musaceae Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with ca 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves with overlapping basal sheaths that form a pseudostem making some members appear to be woody trees. In most treatments, the family has three genera, "Musella", "Musa" and "Ensete". Cultivated bananas are commercially important members of the family, and many others are grown as ornamental plants.