The Musaceae

An annotated list of the species of Ensete, Musa and Musella.

Summary Section 2

List of published species names cross referenced with the accepted name for the taxon, if there is one.  Good species are
in bold in blue.   Good subspecies and varieties are in blue.  If you have any comments about the identifications please e-mail drc@globalnet.co.uk.

The abbreviations of authors' names will eventually follow Brummitt & Powell and The Authors' Database; they may not at the moment.

Published name Current accepted name

The genus Ensete

 

Ensete agharkarii (Chakravorti) Hore et al

Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman
Ensete arnoldianum (De Wild.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete bagshawei (Rendle & Greves) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete buchanani (Baker) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete calospermum (F. Muell.) Cheesman

Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman
Ensete davyae (Stapf) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete edule Horan.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete elephantorum (K. Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman

none - nomen dubium but probably Ensete gilletii

Ensete fecundum (Stapf) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete gigantea (Kuntze) Nakai

none - species dubia

Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman

Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman           good species

Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman          good species

Ensete holstii (K. Schum.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete homblei (Bequaert) Cheesman

Ensete homblei (Bequaert) Cheesman           good species

Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman

Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li

Ensete laurentii (De Wild.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete livingstonianum (J. Kirk) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete maurelii Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' (Bois) Hort.

Ensete nepalensis (Wall.) Cheesman err. cal. Simmonds

not determined

Ensete perrieri (Claverie) Cheesman

Ensete perrieri (Claverie) Cheesman           good species

Ensete proboscideum (Oliv.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete religiosum (Dyb.) Cheesman

none - nomen nudum but probably Ensete gilletii

Ensete ruandense (De Wild.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete rubronervatum (De Wild.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete schweinfurthii (K. Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Ensete sp. intr. John Banta ex Thailand Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman   ??

Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman

Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman          good species

Ensete ulugurense (Warb. & Moritz) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum  (Welw.) Cheesman           good species

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Atropurpureum' Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' (Bois) Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Green Stripe' Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' (Bois) Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Montbeliardii' Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Montbeliardii' ((Bois)  Cufod.) Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Red Stripe' Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Rubrum' Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' (Bois) Hort.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman var. montbeliardii (Bois) Cufod.

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Montbeliardii' ((Bois) Cufod.) Hort.

Ensete wilsonii (Tutcher) Cheesman

Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

The genus Musa

NOT QUITE COMPLETED

Musa abaca Perrottet none - species ignota
Musa acuminata Colla Musa acuminata Colla          good species
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. acuminata Musa acuminata Colla subsp. acuminata
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. banksii (F. Muell.) Simmonds Musa banksii F. Muell.
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannicoides De Langhe Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds ??
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. Valmayor Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. halabanensis (Meijer ) M. Hotta Musa acuminata Colla subsp. halabanensis (Meijer) M. Hotta
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. microcarpa (Becc.) Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. microcarpa (Becc.) Simmonds
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. rubrobracteata M. Hotta Musa acuminata Colla subsp. rubrobracteata M. Hotta
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. siamea Simmonds Musa siamea Simmonds [comb. nov.?]
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. sumatrana (Becc.) A. N. Other Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. truncata (Ridl.) A. N. Other Musa acuminata Colla subsp. truncata (Ridl.) A. N. Other
Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution
Musa acuminata Colla 'Sumatrana' Hort. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution
Musa acuminata Colla f. lutea ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp.
Musa acuminata  Colla f. rubra ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp.
Musa acuminata Colla var. culta Kurz ex Baker none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa acuminata  Colla var. violacea Kurz ex Baker none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa acutibracteata M. Hotta ? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana
Musa africana Hort. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa agharkarii A. Chakravorti Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman
Musa airori Sagot none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana
Musa alinsanaya Valmayor Musa alinsanaya Valmayor          good species
Musa alphurica Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa alphurica Miq. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa amboinensis Rumph. ? Musa textilis Née sensu Baker
Musa amboinensis Miq. ? Musa textilis Née sensu Baker
Musa angcorensis Gagnep. Musa angcorensis Gagnep.          good species ?
Musa angustigemma Simmonds Musa peekelii Laut. subsp. angustigemma (Simmonds) Argent
Musa aphurica Rumph. ex Baker none - err. typ. M. alphurica Rumph.
Musa aranakensis Ripley ex Blechynden none - nomen nudum
Musa arakanensis Ripley ex Baker none - nomen nudum
Musa arnoldiana De Wild. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa assamica Cat. Hort. Bull none - species ignota
Musa assamica G. Mann ex Baker, in Hook. none - species ignota
Musa assamica Hort. Bull none - species ignota
Musa assamica Bull ex Baker none - species ignota
Musa assamica Hort. none - species ignota
Musa aurantiaca G. Mann Musa aurantiaca G. Mann ex Baker
Musa aurantiaca G. Mann ex Baker     Musa aurantiaca G. Mann ex Baker           good species
Musa baccara Hort. none
Musa bacoba Rottboøll none - ?
Musa bagshawei Rendle &  Greves     [note; not Greaves] Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa bakeri Hook. ? Musa balbisiana Colla
Musa balbisiana Colla Musa balbisiana Colla          good species
Musa balbisiana Colla var. andamica D. B. Singh et al Musa balbisiana Colla var. andamica D. B. Singh et al
Musa banksiana Kurz Musa banksii von Muell.
Musa banksii von Muell. Musa banksii von Muell.          good species
Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. banksii K. Domin Musa banksii von Muell.
Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. muelleriana K. Domin Musa banksii von Muell.
Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. samoensis Cheesman ? Musa banksii von Muell.
Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. singampatti M. P. Nayar ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds
Musa basjoo Sieb. Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma
Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma
Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma           good species
Musa basjoo J. G. Baker Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma
Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma var. formosana ((Warb. ex Schum.) Hayata) S. S. Ying Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma var. formosana ((Warb. ex Schum.) Hayata) S. S. Ying
Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma 'Variegata' Hort. Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma 'Variegata' Hort.
Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. x hybridum Hort. invalid name, probably a clone of Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Y. Iinuma
Musa beccarii Simmonds Musa beccarii Simmonds          good species
Musa berteri Colla Musa (AAB group) 'Silk fig'
Musa berteroi Colla Musa (AAB group) 'Silk fig'
Musa berteroniana von Steudel Musa (AAB group) 'Silk fig'
Musa bicolor Hort. none - invalid name
Musa bidigitalis De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'French' plantain type
Musa bihai L. Heliconia bihai L.
Musa boman Argent Musa boman Argent          good species
Musa borneënsis Becc. Musa borneënsis Becc.          good species
Musa brachycarpa Backer Musa balbisiana Colla
Musa brieyi De Wild. Musa (AAA group) East African Highland banana
Musa brownii von Muell. none - ? nomen nudum
Musa buchanani Baker Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa bukensis Argent Musa bukensis Argent          good species
Musa calosperma von Muell. Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman
Musa campestris Becc. Musa campestris Becc.          good species
Musa campestris Becc. subsp. campestris Musa campestris Becc. subsp. campestris
Musa campestris Becc. subsp. glabra Hotta Musa campestris Becc. subsp. glabra Hotta
Musa carolinae A. Sterler ? Musa (AAB group)
Musa cavendishii Lamb. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Musa cavendishii Paxt. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Musa cavendishii Lamb. ex Paxt. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Musa celebica Warb. ex K. Schum. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa ceramica Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa cerifera sensu C. A. B. Backer ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution
Musa cerifera (C. A. B. Backer) T. Nakai ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution
Musa champa Hort. ex Hook. f. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa chapara Perrottet none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa charlioi W. Hill none - nomen dubium et nudum
Musa cheesmanii Simmonds Musa cheesmanii Simmonds          good species
Musa chevalieri Gagnep. Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman
Musa chiliocarpa Backer Musa (AAB group) 'Pisang seribu'
Musa chinensis Sweet none - undetermined cultivated banana, maybe 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Musa cinerea Hort. ex Gentil. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa cliffortiana L. none - undetermined cultivated banana, Linnaeus' type Musa
Musa coccinea Andrews Musa coccinea Andrews          good species
Musa coccinia Andrews Musa coccinea Andrews
Musa consociata Nakai none -undetermined cultivated banana
Musa corbierii A. Chev. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa corniculata Rumph. ? Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain
Musa corniculata Lour. Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain
Musa corniculata Kurz none - err. cal. Baker, referable to one or other of the above two taxa.
Musa dacca Horan. none - probably Musa (AAB group)
Musa dasycarpa Kurz ? Musa velutina Wendl. & Drude but if shown to be a good species then M. dasycarpa has priority.
Musa davyae Stapf. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa dechangensis J. L. Liu & M. G. Liu Musa balbisiana Colla
Musa decrescens de Briey [ex De Wild.?] Musa (AAB group) 'False Horn' plantain type
Musa decrescens de Briey var. viridis De Wild. ? Musa (ABB group) 'Pisang Awak'
Musa discolor Horan. Musa (AAB group) Plantain sub-group
Musa discolor Hort. ex Sagot none -undetermined cultivated banana
Musa domestica Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana
Musa dulcissima Nakai none -undetermined cultivated banana
Musa dybowskii De Wild. none - err. cal. De Wild. - nomen nudum
Musa elata Nakai none -undetermined cultivated banana
Musa elephantorum K. Schum. & Warb. ex K. Schum. none - nomen dubium but probably Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman
Musa emasculata de Briey ex De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain type
Musa ensete Gmel. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa ensete Gmel. var. montbeliardi Bois Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Montbeliardii' (Bois ex Cufodontis) Hort.
Musa erecta Simmmonds Musa maclayi Muell. subsp. maclayi Argent var. erecta Argent
Musa errans (Blanco) Quisumbing Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor
Musa errans (Blanco) Teodoro Musa balbisiana Colla (possibly including Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor)
Musa esculuntum none - invalid name
Musa exotica Valmayor Musa exotica Valmayor           good species
Musa fecunda Stapf Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Musa fehi Bert. ex Vieill. none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana
Musa fitzalanii von Muell. Musa fitzalanii von Muell.          good species but extinct
Musa flava Ridl. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds
Musa fl