Musa beccarii var. beccarii
Musa beccarii (N. W. Simmonds) var. beccarii M. Häkkinen, Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica Vol. 56 (2) : 138 (2005).
Accepted name Musa beccarii (N. W. Simmonds) var. beccarii M. Häkkinen, Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica Vol. 56 (2) : 135 – 140 (2005).
Synonyms Authorities Häkkinen et al 2005. The World Checklist of Monocotyledons does not list Musa beccarii var. beccarii Häkkinen, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56: 138 (2005) but gives Musa beccarii N.W.Simmonds, Kew Bull. 14: 200 (1960) as an accepted name[ see comments below].
Section Distribution Borneo (Sabah). Description References Häkkinen et al 2005. Comments "Musa beccarii Simmonds var. beccarii is re-described based on extensive field studies in the Eastern part of Sabah, Malaysia" (from abstract Häkkinen et al 2005). Häkkinen et al (2005) state that "it is [] considered that Musa pigmaea M.Hotta nom. nud. [] might be the synonym or a closely related variety to [Musa beccarii var. hottana]. If so then Musa pigmaea has priority and Musa beccarii var. beccarii is disestablished.
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