Musa amboinensis
Musa amboinensis G. E. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinense (1741 - 1750)
Musa amboinensis F. A. W. Miquel, Fl. Ind. Bat. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie (or Flora Indiae Batavae) 3: 588 (1855)Musa amboinensis G. E. Rumphius, Herbarium Amboinense (1750).
Accepted name ? Musa textilis L. Née sensu J. G. Baker. Synonyms Authorities Section Distribution Description References Cheesman 1949l, Horaninow 1862, Sagot 1887 : 329. Comments Cited by Horaninow, this is probably the plant referred to by Cheesman as the amboinensis variety of Rumphius' Musa silvestris in which case it "may well have been" Musa textilis. Sagot (1887) lists this as "Musa amboinensis Rumph. (Miquel Fl. Ind. batav.)".
Musa amboinensis F. A. W. Miquel, Fl. Ind. Bat. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie (or Flora Indiae Batavae) 3: 588 (1855)
Accepted name ? Musa textilis L. Née sensu J. G. Baker. Synonyms Authorities The World Checklist of Monocotyledons gives Musa amboinensis Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 588 (1859) as a synonym of Musa textilis Née, Anales Ci. Nat. 4: 123 (1801) which is listed as an accepted name.
Section Distribution Description References Index Kewensis, Sagot 1887 : 329, WCM. Comments Cited by Sagot as "Musa amboinensis Rumph. (Miquel, Fl. Ind. batav.)", this is probably the plant referred to by Cheesman as the amboinensis variety of Rumphius' Musa silvestris in which case it "may well have been" Musa textilis. last updated 30/04/2008