Musa acuminata burmannica

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

Accepted name	Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. burmannica N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 11 (3): 463 - 489 (1956).
Synonyms	? Musa banksii (F. J. H. von Mueller) var. singampatti M. P. Nayar, Ind. Journ. Hort., 9: 13 (1952).
Authorities	The authority for the accepted name is Simmonds 1956. The probable synonym is from Shanmugavellu et al and Simmonds 1960. The World Checklist of Monocotyledons gives Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. burmannica N. W. Simmonds as an accepted name.
Section	Eumusa (Musa) 1
Distribution	Sri Lanka, East India, Burma. See map at Musa acuminata.
Description
References	Daniels et al 2001 : , Jarret 1987, Novak 1992, Pollefys et al 2004, Shanmugavellu et al 1992 : 18, Simmonds 1956 : 468, Simmonds 1960 : 202, Stover & Simmonds 1987, WCM.
Comments	This is the Tavoy form of Musa acuminata Colla, mentioned by Cheesman, Kew Bull. 1948, 27; Dodds & Simmonds, Heredity 2, 101-117 (1948); Simmonds, Journ. Genetics 51, 458-69 (1953) and Evolution, 8, 65-74 (1954). It is distinguished by its yellowish and waxless foliage, light brown markings on the pseudostem and by its compact pendulous bunch and strongly imbricate purple bracts. It has been shown to be highly differentiated genetically from the subsp. malaccensis (references above).