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Musa nagalandiana

Musa nagalandiana S. Dey & Gogoi, a new species of Musa sect. Musa, and is described as well as illustrated from Zunheboto district, Nagaland. The new species is very rare in the wild. It is found in tropical semi-evergreen forest on the bank of the river Doyang, in Zunheboto district of Nagaland. It is reportedly seen to be close to M. puspanjaliae Gogoi & Häkkinen but differs by having pseudo-stem yellowish–green with brown or black blotches, orange or yellowish–orange male bud and lifting many bracts at a time, much longer ovary in male flowers, lax fruiting bunch, fruit tip pointed–longer and longer fruiting pedicel.

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 nagalandiana S.Dey & Gogoi
Family: Musaceae Juss.
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Zingiberales
Genus: Musa L.
Fruiting Season: Throughout the year
Fruting Condition: Ripe/Matured
  • Eastern Himalayan Region

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References

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