Musa acuminata forma rutilipes
Musa acuminata
L. A. Colla forma rutilipes C. A. Backer & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Flora of Java 3 : 38. (1968).
Accepted name ?
Musa acuminata L. A. Colla var. rutifiles (C. A. B. Backer) R. E. Nasution, Memoirs of Tokyo University of Agriculture. 32: 1 - 122 (1991). not seenSynonyms
Authorities inferred from Nasution 1991 as reported by Pollefys et al 2004
Section Eumusa (Musa) 1 Distribution east Java - surroundings of Djember and Maliroto ex Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink 1968
Description Leaves moderately to rather densely pruinose beneath, in young plants not or hardly purple-blotched ; petiole and lower surface of costa yellowish red. Ovary glabrous ; largest rip berries 8.5 - 10 cm long. References Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink 1968: 38, Nasution 1991 (not seen), Pollefys et al 2004
Comments Backer & Bakhuizen van den Brink 1968 give Musa acuminata forma rutilipes as one of three principal Javanese forms "connected by intergrades". If based on forma rutilipes why the change to var. rutifiles (C. A. B. Backer) R. E. Nasution? last updated 14/11/2007