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Musa cliffortiana
Musa cliffortiana L. Species Plantarum, 1043 (1753) in syn.
| Accepted name |
none |
| Synonyms |
Musa paradisiaca L. |
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| Description |
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| References |
Champion 1967, Cheesman
1948 b, Index Kewensis. |
| Comments |
The
name Musa Cliffortiana was published by Linnaeus in 1736. There is an
illustration of the plant on the index page of this website (follow the link HOME below).
This was the first banana that Linnaeus had encountered, growing under glass in the
garden of Mr George Cliffort near Haarlem in Holland. Botanical nomenclature is
taken as dating from 1753, from the first edition of Species Plantarum. Musa
Cliffortiana is thus technically a pre-Linnean Linnean name. In 1753 Linnaeus
re-named the plant Musa paradisiaca and included the name Musa Cliffortiana
as a synonym. Musa paradisiaca thus became the type of the genus Musa. |
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