हाल ही में हमारे वैज्ञानिकों ने केले के पौधे की एक नई और भिन्न जाति की खोज की है जिसकी ऊँचाई लगभग 11 मीटर तक जाती है और उसके फल का गूदा नारंगी रंग का है। यह भारत के किस भाग में खोजी गई है?
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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?
(a) Andaman Islands · (b) Anaimalai Forests · (c) Maikala Hills · (d) Tropical rain forests of northeast
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) अंदमान द्वीप
The banana is Musa indandamanensis, a wild species described by a Botanical Survey of India scientist from the forests of Little Andaman in the Andaman Islands. The plant stands about 11 metres tall and its ripe fruit pulp turns yellowish orange.
- ✓ (a) The species was collected during floristic exploration of Little Andaman and published in 2014 as new to science. The author says the species is named after the Andaman Islands.
- ✗ (b) The Anaimalai (Western Ghats) forests are not where this species was found; its description records it from Little Andaman only.
- ✗ (c) The Maikala Hills in Chhattisgarh are not the discovery site.
- ✗ (d) The north-eastern rain forests hold other wild bananas, but this new species was described from the Bay Islands.
Remember · Musa indandamanensis, a new wild banana (about 11 m tall, orange pulp), was described from Little Andaman in 2014 by a Botanical Survey of India scientist.
Sources
- Andaman & Nicobar Administration, Daily Telegrams, 5 October 2015: BSI Scientist discovers new species of banana from A&N Islands ↗ “The Scientists of Botanical Survey of India claim to have discovered a new banana species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The discovery by BSI Scientist is the result of plant exploration in the Little Andaman Island.”
- L. J. Singh (Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre), Taiwania 59(1): 26–36, 2014: Musa indandamanensis, a new species from the Bay Islands, India ↗ · reference work “Musa indandamanensis L. J. Singh is described and illustrated as a new species from Little Andaman, the Bay Islands, India. … robust stature of 11–11.30 m height with cylindrical inflorescence having green bract”
- Botanical Survey of India, Annual Report 2020-21 ↗ “M. indandamanensis L.J. Singh, M. paramjithiana L.J. Singh, M. sabuana K. Prasad et al. and M. balbisiana Colla var. andamanica Singh et al. from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.”
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