Musa acuminata var. violacea

Musa acuminata L. A. Colla var. violacea S. Kurz, Journ. Agric. Hort. Soc. India 14 : 298 (1865-66) ex J. G. Baker, Ann. Bot. 7 : 216 (1893).

Accepted name

none - an undetermined form(s) of Musa acuminata.

Synonyms

Musa simiarum var. violacea S. Kurz, Journ. Agric. Hort. Soc. India 14 : 298 (1865-66)

Authorities

 

Section Eumusa (Musa) 1
Distribution

 

Description  
References

Baker 1893 : 216, Cheesman 1948b : 19, Kurz 1866.

Comments This is Baker's definition of M. acuminata rather than Cheesman's.  Baker reduces M. simiarum of Rumphius (for which Kurz identified 4 varieties) under M. acuminata Colla. 

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