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How wide is a Victoria amazonica leaf?

The largest recorded Victoria amazonica leaf is about 3 m (9 ft 10 in) wide.

What is measured: mature floating leaf, maximum width

Victoria amazonica leaf (3 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), Victoria amazonica leaf (3 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.5× the height of a doorway
  • About 1.8× the height of an adult person
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 7.9× the height of a bowling pin

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Facts about Victoria amazonica leaf

A mature Victoria amazonica leaf can support a small child when its weight is distributed carefully across the surface.

Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, “Victoria amazonica”; Missouri Botanical Garden, “Victoria amazonica”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Victoria amazonica leaf
Red kangaroo1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.6×
Welwitschia2 m (6 ft 7 in)0.67×
Moeraki Boulder2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)0.73×
Harpy eagle2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)0.73×
Bald eagle2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)0.77×
Victoria amazonica leaf3 m (9 ft 10 in)this page
Giant sunflower3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Giant Pacific octopus3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
California condor3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Japanese spider crab3.7 m (12 ft)1.2×

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Which is bigger: Victoria amazonica leaf or Japanese spider crab?

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