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 Musa ornata Roxb.

Synonym	:	Musa mexicana Matuda
Family	:	Musaceae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	Throughout the year
Distribution	:	Bangladesh, India (Andara Pradesh, Mizoram and Odisha) and Myanmar.
Key botanical characters:   Rhizomatous, stoloniferous, suckering, clump-forming herbs. Pseudostem 1–2.5 m tall, glaucous, pale green. Leaves arranged terminally, erect to intermediate; petioles 24–55 cm long, glaucous, margins smooth. Inflorescence erect, peduncle glabrous; female and male bud lanceolate, convolute; bracts and flowers inserted separately on the axis; bracts reflexed, revolute before falling, faintly glaucous lilac with yellow apex adaxially, pale lilac with cream towards the base; flowers arranged in a single row. Infructescence compact with 3–6 hands; fingers pedicellate, pointed upwards, slightly ridged, glabrous, pale gerrn to green, greenish-yellow or pale yellow when ripen.