| Mobot
Tropicos cite the French publication List of Vascular Plants of Gabon with Synonymy
(ORSTOM, 1988) as mentioning this plant. Gabon is in West Africa and since there are
no wild Musa species in Africa it seems more likely that it is a cultivated form.
The
author is George Perrottet although there is the potential for confusion in the way the
name is abreviated.
The
accepted abbreviation for Perrottet is Perr. according to IPNI. However, this may be
confused with;
Claude
Perrault (1613 to 1688) properly abbreviated Perrault according to IPNI
or
with
É. C. Perrot
(1867 - 1951) properly abbreviated to Perrot according to IPNI.
The
entry in Champion & Hotta is confusing in this respect. They gives the name as Musa humilis with the author's
name abbreviated to 'Perrot.' |