Musa rosacea (Syn. Musa ornata) jaca, (musaceae) new record in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

The genus Musa L. is the most diversified of the two genera Musa L. (Linnaeus 1753) and Ensete Bruce ex Horaninow of Musaceae and includes both wild and cultivated forms with enormous socio-economic importance as bananas and plantains. It comprises about 70 species (Häkkinen 2013) globally. Wild Musa species are widely distributed in tropical rainforests, wet evergreen forests and deciduous forests of low rain fall zones of tropical Asia, India is recognized as one of the major centers for wild bananas since immemorial time. The Patalkot Chhindwara is one of the richest and most unique regions for plant diversity in India. The main aim of present study is to explore the documentation of Plant Diversity of Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India Musa rosacea Jaca, (Musaceae) was collected and reported for the first time from Patalkot, Chhindwara District Madhya Pradesh India. The present work embodies a detailed description, GPS location; Photographs facilitate identification and confirmation of the species in this area.