Musa acuminata burmannica

Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. burmannica
N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 11 (3): 463 - 489 (1956).

Accepted name Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. burmannica N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 11 (3): 463 - 489 (1956).
Synonyms ? Musa banksii (F. J. H. von Mueller) var. singampatti M. P. Nayar
Authorities The authority for the accepted name is Simmonds 1956.

The probable synonym is from Shanmugavellu et al and Simmonds 1960.
Section Eumusa
Distribution Sri Lanka, East India, Burma.
Description  
References Jarret 1987, Novak 1992, Shanmugavellu et al 1992 : 18, Simmonds 1956 : 468, Simmonds 1960 : 202, Stover & Simmonds 1987.
Comments

This is the Tavoy form of Musa acuminata Colla, mentioned by Cheesman, Kew Bull. 1948, 27; Dodds & Simmonds, Heredity 2, 101-117 (1948); Simmonds, Journ. Genetics 51, 458-69 (1953) and Evolution, 8, 65-74 (1954).

It is distinguished by its yellowish and waxless foliage, light brown markings on the pseudostem and by its compact pendulous bunch and strongly imbricate purple bracts.  It has been shown to be highly differentiated genetically from the subsp. malaccensis (references above).


 


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