Musa africana

Accepted name	Ensete ventricosum (F. M. J. Welwitsch) E. E. Cheesman, Kew Bulletin 2 (2): 101 (1947) and R. E. D. Baker & N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 8 (3): 405 (1953) with correction in Kew Bulletin 8 (4): 574 (1953).
Synonyms	Musa ventricosa F. M. J. Welwitsch, Apont. no. 45: 545 & 587 (1859).
Authorities	The authorities for the accepted name are Cheesman 1947a and Baker & Simmonds 1953 as corrected. The synonym is from Baker 1893.
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References	Baker 1893 : 207, Baker & Simmonds 1953, Champion 1967 : 38, Cheesman 1947a, RHS 1956.
Comments	The RHS Dictionary (2nd edition, 1956) states that Musa africana is a "juvenile form" of Musa ventricosa rather misinterpreting Baker's comment that "M. africana [ ] is probably [Musa ventricosa] in a young state".