Musa acuminata acuminata

Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. acuminata N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 11 (3): 463 - 489 (1956).

Accepted name	Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. acuminata N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 11 (3): 463 - 489 (1956).
Synonyms
Authorities	The author of subsp. acuminata is, by default, N. W. Simmons who created the first named subspecies of M. acuminata (subsp. banksii) in 1956. The World Checklist of Monocotyledons lists Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata [no author cited] as an accepted name and the following as synonyms: Musa zebrina Van Houtte ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 10: 223 (1855). Musa simiarum Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India, n.s., 14: 297 (1867). Musa corniculata Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India, n.s., 4: 166 (1878), nom. illeg. Musa rumphiana Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India, n.s., 5: 164 (1878). Musa zebrina f. cerifera Backer, Handb. Fl. Java 3: 137 (1924). Musa zebrina f. rutilipes Backer, Handb. Fl. Java 3: 137 (1924). Musa cerifera (Backer) Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 9 (1948). Musa elata Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 9 (1948). Musa javanica Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 9 (1948). Musa sundaica Nakai, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 22: 9 (1948).
Section	Eumusa (Musa) 1
Distribution
Description
References	Nasution 1991 (not seen), Pollefys et al 2004, Mobot VAST database, Simmonds 1956, WCM.
Comments	This subspecies was created by default when the first named subspecies of Musa acuminata (subsp. banksii) was established by N. W. Simmonds in 1956. Simmonds neglected to typify subsp. acuminata.