Musa simiarum var. sylvestris
Musa simiarum var. sylvestris W. S. Kurz, J. Agr. Hort. Soc. Ind. 14: 297 (1866).
Accepted name Musa acuminata L. A. Colla, Memoria della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 25 : 384 (1820). [Memoria sul genere Musa e monografia del Medesimo 66 (1820).] and E. E. Cheesman, Kew Bulletin 3 (1): 22 (1948). Synonyms Authorities Kurz 1866, Cheesman 1948b Section Distribution Description References Cheesman 1948b : 19, Kurz 1866 : 297. Comments Cheesman notes that there can be no doubt that Kurz's variety sylvestris is a form of the polymorphic Musa acuminata. last updated 02/05/2008