Musa mensaria

Musa mensaria
G. E. Rumphius, Herbarium Amboinense 5: 131 (1750).

Accepted name Musa (AAA group) 'Gros Michel'
Synonyms Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum
Authorities Champion.
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Distribution  
Description From RHS 1956:  Fruit apple-shaped.
References Anon 1906 : 22, Baker 1893 : 212, Champion 1967 : 41, Desvaux 1814, RHS 1956.
Comments Quoted in RHS Dictionary (2nd edition, 1956) as a 'variety' of Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum that had previously been described as a species. 

Compiled with information from Gerda Rossel.





 


last revision 23 April 2003