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Oct 13, 2015

Musa indandamanensis, a sweet banana species with orange pulp discovered in Andamans

A sweet banana species with orange pulp named as Musa indandamanensis has been discovered in Andamans.
It was discovered by team of scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) from a remote Krishna Nalah tropical rain forest on the Little Andaman islands.

facts about Musa indandamanensis

  • Musa indandamanensis is thrice the size of a regular banana species and has unique green flowers and fruit bunch lux (axis).