Musa hillii

Musa hillii

Musa hillii F. J. H. von Mueller, Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 9: 169, 190 (1875).

Accepted name	Musa jackeyi W. Hill, Report on the Brisbane Botanic Garden: 7 (1874).
Synonyms
Authorities	APNI, GRIN. The World Checklist of Monocotyledons lists Musa hillii F.Muell., Fragm. 9: 169 (1875) as a synonym of Musa jackeyi W.Hill, Rep. Brisbane Bot. Gard.: 7 (1874) which is listed as an accepted name.
Section	Australimusa
Distribution	Queensland.
Description	Not stoloniferous. Stem cylindrical, very robust, reaching a height of 30 ft. and a diameter of 1½ ft. Leaves oblong arcuate, bright green, similar to those of M. sapientum in colour and texture, reaching a length of 12 - 15 ft. and a breadth of 2 ft. Peduncle 3 in. diam. Panicle dense, erect ; bracts oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 3 - 9 in. long. Fruits densely crowded, not edible, sessile, ovoid, much angled, 2 - 2½ in. long, umbonate or obtusely acuminate at the apex. Seeds numerous, angled, much depressed, 1/5 to 1/3 in. diam., with a bony testa. (Baker 1893). Height to 10m. Pseudostem not stoloniferous with a thick trunk. Leaves oblong, arching about 5m long and 60 cm wide, shining green. Inflorescence erect, dense; flowers white; fruit densely crowded, angled, about 5 cm long, inedible. (RHS 1956).
References	APNI, Baker 1893 : 217, GRIN, Hooker 1895 : t. 7401, RHS 1956, Ross 1987 : 18, Simmonds 1956 : 486, von Mueller 1875 : 169 & 190. F. J. H. von Mueller, Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ, 9: 169 (1875). is at http://www.botanicus.org/page/764440 et seq. J. D. Hooker's treatment of Musa hillii is at http://www.botanicus.org/page/437537 & http://www.botanicus.org/page/437538.
Comments	The name Musa jackeyi has priority over Musa hillii by just one year. Introduced to U.K. 1893 (B.M. 7401) but almost certainly no longer in cultivation. Images: There is an external image of Musa hillii in Curtis's Botanical Magazine at http://www.botanicus.org/page/437536.