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Musa cylindrica

This species is sai to be similar to Musa acuminata and Musa thomsonii, but the difference is in having a cylindrical female bud, female bracts brown-purple with yellow apex. It si distributed in Umkiang, Jaintia Hills District, Megalaya of NE India. It grows as undergrowth and also in forest slopes. The fruits bear many health benefacting nutrients and metabolites.

Mode of Consumption: It is consumed raw when the fruit is matured and ripe.

Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Musa cylindrica A.Joe, Sreejith & M.Sabu
Family: Musaceae Juss.
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Zingiberales
Genus: Musa L.
Fruiting Season: Throughout the year
Fruting Condition: Ripe/Matured
  • Eastern Himalayan Region

Compound/Chemical Immunomodulatory Activity Pathway Immunomodulatory Marker
Major Class Metabolites
Traditional Practice Diseases Plant Part Additional Knowledge
References

CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India