Musa peekelii subsp. angustigemma

Musa peekelii C. (K.) A. G. Lauterbach subsp. angustigemma (N. W. Simmonds) G. C. G. Argent, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 35 (1): 106 (1976).

Accepted name Musa peekelii C. (K.) A. G. Lauterbach subsp. angustigemma (N. W. Simmonds) G. C. G. Argent, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 35 (1): 106 (1976).
Synonyms Musa angustigemma N. W. Simmonds
Authorities Argent 1976.

The World Checklist of Monocotyledons lists Musa peekelii subsp. angustigemma (N.W.Simmonds) Argent, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35: 106 (1976) as an accepted name.

Section Australimusa
Distribution Papua New Guinea
Description From Argent cf. M. peekelii and M. peekelii subsp. peekelii.

Ripe fruit completely smooth, tapering gradually both proximally to a slender pedicel and distally to the almost rounded apex. Male buds green or brown often with purplish streaks on the underside of the bracts but not coloured purple at the tips.
References Argent 1976, GRIN, WCM.
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