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Musa indandamanensis
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The Musa indandamanensis, a wild banana species endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has produced the world’s longest banana infructescence (fruit bunch axis) — measuring about 4.2 metres. This marks a significant botanical record and sheds light on the rich but lesser-known biodiversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
What is an infructescence?
- Infructescence is the fruiting structure (or fruit bunch) that develops from an inflorescence (flower cluster).
- In bananas, it’s the long axis bearing all the banana fruits.
- Typically, the infructescence of cultivated bananas is about 1 metre
- This wild banana species has an infructescence of 2 metres, the longest ever recorded.
About the Species: Musa indandamanensis
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