Musa banksiana

Accepted name	Musa banksii F. J. H. von Mueller, Fragmenta phytographica, 4: 132 (1863 - 4). or Musa acuminata L. A. Colla subsp. banksii (F. J. H. von Mueller) N. W. Simmonds, Kew Bulletin 11 (3): 463 (1956).
Synonyms
Authorities	Cheesman 1948 d. The World Checklist of Monocotyledons gives Musa banksiana Kurz, J. Agric. Soc. India, n.s., 5: 164 (1878), orth. var. as a synonym of Musa banksii F.Muell., Fragm. 4: 132 (1864) which is given as the accepted name.
Section	Eumusa (Musa) 1
Distribution
Description
References	Champion 1967 : 9, Cheesman 1948 d : 155, Kurz 1877, Index Kewensis, WCM.
Comments	Cheesman writes that "M. banksiana is only a name in the synoptic key included in Kurz's unfinished article of 1878 [sic] : it can safely be regarded as a synonym, for it would be just like Kurz to write "banksiana" for "banksii"". Cheesman had a low opinion of Kurz as a scientific writer (well, none of us is perfect!) but acknowledged his abilities as a field botanist and insights into the relationship of the bananas. See comments under M. banksii and M. acuminata subsp. banksii.