Musa sanguinea Hook.f.

 
  • Family : MUSACEAE
    (Banana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KELA FAMILY (केला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Musaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Musa assamica W.Bull
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Musa sanguinea Hook.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Stoloniferous herbs; Stem sheathed, greenish or brownish; Leaves oblong, bright green; Spadix deep blood red, pendulous; bracts ovate, red; Flowers yellow; Fruits oblong-trigonous, pulpy.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 185
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Musa sanguinea. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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