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Musa acuminata zebrina
Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. zebrina (L. B. van Houtte) R. E. Nasution. A taxonomic study of Musa
acuminata Colla with its intraspecific taxa in Indonesia. Memoirs of Tokyo University
of Agriculture. 32: 1 - 122 (1991).
| Accepted name |
Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. zebrina (L.
B. van Houtte) R. E. Nasution. A
taxonomic study of Musa acuminata Colla with its intraspecific taxa in Indonesia.
Memoirs of Tokyo University of Agriculture. 32: 1 - 122 (1991). |
| Synonyms |
Musa zebrina J. É.
Planchon
Musa zebrina L. B. van Houtte ex J. É.
Planchon |
| Authorities |
Nasution
1991 (not yet seen by me) |
| Section |
Eumusa |
| Distribution |
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| Description |
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| References |
Jarret 1987, Nasution 1991, Simmonds
1956 : 466, Simmonds 1960, Valmayor et al
2002. |
| Comments |
The relationship between certain of the sub-species of Musa
acuminata is somewhat confusing.
A number of horticultural 'forms' of some of the
subspecies seem to be in cultivation. These tend to be given different names by
different nurseries or different literature e.g. 'Sumatrana', 'Zebrina', 'Rubra' and
'Rojo'. The names are used sometimes as if they were species names. This is
wrong. The names are used sometimes as if they were cultivar names. This
is also probably wrong in a formal sense because most are probably referable to one
subspecies or another. However, some plants may indeed be distinct selections worthy
of cultivar status. Unless and until someone collects all the cultivated 'forms'
together in one place and evaluates them side-by-side it is likely not to be possible to
determine their true individual status. |
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