Musa berteri

Musa berteri L. A. Colla, Mem. Gen. Musa, 57 (1820).

Accepted name not determined, a cultivated banana.
Synonyms 1. Musa alphurica G. E. Rumphius
2. Musa ceramica G. E. Rumphius
3. Musa sapientum L.
Authorities The synonyms are from:

1 & 2. Kurz 1877
3. Index Kewensis.
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References Champion 1967 : 39, Colla 1820, Index Kewensis, Kurz 1877 : 138.
Comments Kurz says that Colla "simply copies" Rumphius and "rechristens this banana Musa berterii".  Champion implies "M. berteri Colla" is a spelling error for "M. berteroi Colla" and gives M. alphurica Rumph. as a possible synonym.  I have not yet seen Luigi Colla's paper.

Not that it matters much but the name is sometimes spelled "Musa berterii".   According to botanical code, epithets derived from words ending in "er" should have only a single "i" after them, not two.


 


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