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Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of…
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Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 metres and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In which part of India has it been discovered?
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• Musa indandamanensis, a wild banana species ~11m tall with orange pulp, was discovered in Little Andaman by BSI.
• It holds the world record for longest banana infructescence (up to 4.2 m).
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