Musa sinensis

Musa sinensis

Musa sinensis R. Sweet ex P. A. Sagot
Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot
Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot ex J. G. Baker

Is Musa sinensis a transliteration of Musa chinensis R. Sweet, Hortus Brittanicus, ed. 2: 596 (1830).

Accepted name	Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Synonyms	Musa cavendishii
Authority for synonymy	The accepted name is according to Stover & Simmonds 1987. The synonymy is from RHS 1956; an author is nor cited for the name.
Section	Eumusa
Distribution
Description
References	RHS 1956, Sagot 1887 : 329, Stover & Simmonds 1987.
Comments	Musa sinensis R. Sweet ex P. A. Sagot is a Linnean name applied to 'Dwarf Cavendish' in 1887 according to Stover & Simmonds 1987.

Accepted name	Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Synonyms	Musa nana J. de Loureiro
Authorities	The synonymy is from Mobot Tropicos and the accepted name derived from it according to Stover & Simmonds 1987.
Section	Eumusa
Distribution
Description
References	Mobot Tropicos, Stover & Simmonds 1987.
Comments

Accepted name	? Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Synonyms	Musa acuminata L. A. Colla
Authorities	I have inferred the accepted name. Hotta 1989 actually gives Musa acuminata but I do not see how he can do this if Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot ex J. G. Baker is a sterile fruited form, as I think it must be in context. GRIN gives Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot ex J. G. Baker as a synonym of Musa acuminata and cites a Chinese publication (Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae) which gives Musa nana J. de Loureiro as a synonym. The Flora of Guandong gives Musa sinensis P. A. Sagot ex J. G. Baker as a synonym of Musa acuminatae (sic) 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Section	Eumusa
Distribution
Description
References	GRIN, Flora Guandong, Hotta 1989, Mobot Tropicos.
Comments

last revision 23 April 2003