Musa, hort. ex Gentil, 1907

Sreejith, Puravannoor E., Joe, Alfred & Sabu, Mamiyil, 2013, Musa arunachalensis: a new species of Musa section Rhodochlamys (Musaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India, Phytotaxa 134 (1), pp. 49-54 : 50

Key to some related species of Section Rhodochlamys

1. Inflorescences erect....................................................................................................................................................... 2

- Inflorescences horizontal .............................................................................................................................................. 6

2. Pseudostems taller than 2 m, male rachis highly curved .......................................................................... M. serpentina

- Pseudostems shorter than 1.5 m, male rachis erect....................................................................................................... 3

3. Fruits red, hairy, fruits splitting at maturity .................................................................................................. M. velutina

- Fruits green, glabrous, fruits not splitting at maturity .................................................................................................. 4

4. Rhizomes running, male flowers in two rows, leaf apices acute with a tendril like appendage, bracts with grooves on outer surfaces. ................................................................................................................................................ M. laterita

- Rhizomes not running, male flowers in a single row, leaf apices truncate, bracts smooth .......................................... 5

5. Pseudostems green, peduncles green, bracts lilac, petioles glaucous, anthers red ......................................... M. ornata

- Pseudostems red, peduncles orange-red, bracts orange, petioles glabrous, anthers cream ..................... M. aurantiaca

6. Pseudostems ca. 1.1 m tall, light green with brown blotches without dry leaf sheaths, bracts pink-purple, smooth, lower leaf surfaces light green, leaf bases auriculate, bud apices convolute, basal flowers hermaphrodite .... M. zaifui

- Pseudostems 1.4–3 m tall, covered with old dry outer dry leaf sheaths, bracts orange-red, highly grooved, lower leaf surfaces light green with purple pigmentation, leaf bases acute on one side, rounded on the other, bud apices imbricate, basal flowers female ................................................................................................................. M. arunachalensis