Musa humilis

Accepted name	Heliconia psittacorum L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 158 (1782).
Synonyms	Heliconia bihai (L.) L. Heliconia humilis (J. B. C. F. Aublet) N. J. von Jacquin
Authorities	The accepted name is from and synonymy is from Boggan et al 1997. The synonymy is from Mobot Tropicos and Berry & Kress 1991. The World Checklist of Monocotyledons lists Musa humilis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 931 (1775), nom. rej. as a synonym of Heliconia humilis (Aubl.) Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 23 (1797) and Bihai humilis (Aubl.) Griggs, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 445 (1904) and of Heliconia psittacorum L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 158 (1782) which is listed as an accepted name.
Section
Distribution
Description
References	Andersson 1984, Berry & Cress 1991, Boggan et al 1997, Mobot Tropicos.
Comments	Andersson's proposal to reject the name Musa humilis Aubl. (Musaceae) was taken up by the ICBN. Heliconia bihai has a Musoid habit of growth and is a highly polymorphic species. J. B. C. Fusée Aublet's entry for Musa humilis is at http://www.botanicus.org/page/361685

Musa x humilis G. (G. G.) S. Perrottet, Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 131 (1825).

Accepted name	none - an undetermined cultivated banana or Musa x paradisiaca L., Species Plantarum : 1043 (1753).
Synonyms
Authorities	The World Checklist of Monocotyledons gives Musa × humilis Perr., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 131 (1825) and Musa x sapientum var. humilis (Perr.) Merr., Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1(2): 224 (1922) as synonyms of Musa x paradisiaca L., Sp. Pl.: 1043 (1753) which is listed as an accepted name.
Section
Distribution
Description
References	Champion 1967 : 40, Hotta 1989, IPNI, Mobot Tropicos, Valmayor et al 2002 : 172.
Comments	Published as Musa humilis the "x" is added to indicate its presumed hybridity. In this context Musa x paradisiaca is effectively the same as "an undetermined cultivated banana". This should not be read as implying that Musa x humilis is Musa (AAB group) 'French' plantain, Cheesman's identification of Musa x paradisiaca L. (Cheesman 1948). Mobot Tropicos cite the French publication List of Vascular Plants of Gabon with Synonymy (ORSTOM, 1988) as mentioning this plant. Gabon is in West Africa and since there are no wild Musa species in Africa it seems more likely that it is a cultivated form. In the Philippines, Musa humilis Perr. as listed by Teodoro (Valmayor et al 2002) is taken to mean the local variety Pitogo, an ABB group banana. In the entries in Champion & Hotta the author's name abbreviated to 'Perrot.' which implies a different author to Perrottet.