Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi

Musa maclayi
F. J. H. von Mueller ex N. N. Miklouho-Maclay subsp. maclayi

Accepted name Musa maclayi F. J. H. von Mueller ex N. N. Miklouho-Maclay subsp. maclayi
Synonyms
Authorities Argent 1976.

The World Checklist of Monocotyledons lists Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi as an accepted name.

Section Australimusa
Distribution Papua New Guinea and (possibly) Solomon Islands.
Description In Argent 1976.
References Argent 1976, GRIN.
Comments Subspecies created by default when George Argent established subsp. ailuluai.

Argent lists three varieties of Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi, these are as follows:

Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi var. maclayi endemic to mainland New Guinea.

Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi var. namatani G. C. G. Argent from a small area of New Ireland.

Musa maclayi subsp. maclayi var. erecta (N. W. Simmonds) G. C. G. Argent endemic to Buogainville but possibly also in the Solomon Islands.

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