Q: 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?
a) Andaman Islands
b) Anaimalai Forests
c) Maikala Hills
d) Tropical rain forests of northeast
The correct answer is the Option 1.
- A new species of banana has been found by researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) in the Little Andaman islands’ remote tropical Krishna Nalah rain forest. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
- The typical banana species is just three to four metres high, whereas the new variety stands over 11 metres tall.
Orange fruit pulp stands out from the white and yellow tint of typical bananas. - Musa indandamanensis, a new and distinct sweet species of banana with orange pulp, has been discovered in the Andaman islands.
- The species was found by a team of scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).
- The newly discovered species is also thrice in the size of a regular banana species.
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