Musa campestris var. lawasensis

Musa campestris
O. Beccari var. lawasensis M. Häkkinen, The Philippine Agricultural Scientist 86 (4) : 424 - 435. (2003).

Accepted name

Musa campestris O. Beccari var. lawasensis M. Häkkinen, The Philippine Agricultural Scientist 86 (4) : 424 - 435. (2003).

Synonyms  
Authorities Häkkinen 2003.

The World Checklist of Monocotyledons lists Musa campestris var. lawasensis Häkkinen, Philipp. Agric. Sci. 86: 428 (2003) as an accepted name.

Section Callimusa
Distribution  
Description Big clump up to 5 stems, pseudostem short, slender, less than 1 m high, shiny, with purple-brown blotching on a light green background. Leaf blade 160 cm long, 30 cm wide, lamina shiny on both faces. Inflorescence erect, peduncle hairless and pale green, bracts pink-purple. Fruit bunch with 4 hands and 2-3 fruits per hand, fruits 11 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. Peel light green, becoming cream yellow with brown spots at maturity. Fruits deciduous when ripe.

(from Häkkinen 2004)
References Häkkinen 2003, Häkkinen 2004
Comments image at Häkkinen 2004 - http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/HSPR%20Newsletter%209(4).pdf

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