Musa acuminata forma acuminata

Musa acuminata L. A. Colla forma acuminata C. A. Backer & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Flora of Java 3 : 38. (1968).
Accepted name

? Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. acuminata
Synonyms

Musa malaccensis H. N. Ridley Trans. Linn. Soc. Ser. 2. 3, 385 (1893)
Authorities

The accepted name is inferred by drc.

The synonym is from Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink 1968
Section Eumusa (Musa) 1
Distribution

west central Java - many localities
Description Leaves moderately densely or not at all pruinose beneath, in young plants with conspicuous dark purple blotches or the lower surface entirely purple ; petiole and costa yellowish green or purple. Ovary glabrous ; largest ripe berries 10.5 - 13 cm long.
References

Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink 1968: 38
Comments Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink 1968 give Musa acuminata forma acuminata as one of three principal Javanese forms "connected by intergrades".

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