The Musaceae
An annotated list of the species of Ensete, Musa and Musella.
Summary Section 2CAUTION - needs revision
List of published species names cross referenced with the accepted name for the taxon, if there is one. Good species are in bold in blue. Good subspecies and varieties are in blue. If you have any comments about the identifications please e-mail me at drc@globalnet.co.uk.The abbreviations of authors' names will eventually follow Brummitt & Powell and The Authors' Database; they may not at the moment.
Published name
Current accepted name
The genus Ensete
Ensete agharkarii (Chakravorti) Hore et al Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Ensete arnoldianum (De Wild.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete bagshawei (Rendle & Greves) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete buchanani (Baker) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete calospermum (F. Muell.) Cheesman Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Ensete davyae (Stapf) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete edule Horan. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete elephantorum (K. Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman none - nomen dubium but probably Ensete gilletii Ensete fecundum (Stapf) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete gigantea (Kuntze) Nakai none - species dubia Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman - good species Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman - good species Ensete holstii (K. Schum.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete homblei (Bequaert) Cheesman Ensete homblei (Bequaert) Cheesman - good species Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li Ensete laurentii (De Wild.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete livingstonianum (J. Kirk) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete maurelii Hort. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' Bois Ensete nepalensis (Wall.) Cheesman err. cal. Simmonds not determined Ensete perrieri (Claverie) Cheesman Ensete perrieri (Claverie) Cheesman - good species Ensete proboscideum (Oliv.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete religiosum (Dyb.) Cheesman none - nomen nudum but probably Ensete gilletii Ensete ruandense (De Wild.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete rubronervatum (De Wild.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete schweinfurthii (K. Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete sp. intr. John Banta ex Thailand Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman ?? Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman - good species Ensete ulugurense (Warb. & Moritz) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman - good species Ensete wilsonii (Tutcher) Cheesman Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman The genus Musa
Musa abaca Perrottet none - species ignota Musa acuminata Colla Musa acuminata Colla - good species Musa acuminata Colla subsp. acuminata Musa acuminata Colla subsp. acuminata Musa acuminata Colla subsp. banksii (F. Muell.) Simmonds Musa banksii F. Muell. - good species Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannicoides De Langhe Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds ?? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. Valmayor Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor Musa acuminata Colla subsp. halabanensis (Meijer ) M. Hotta Musa acuminata Colla subsp. halabanensis (Meijer) M. Hotta Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. microcarpa (Becc.) Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. microcarpa (Becc.) Simmonds Musa acuminata Colla subsp. rubrobracteata M. Hotta Musa acuminata Colla subsp. rubrobracteata M. Hotta Musa acuminata Colla subsp. siamea Simmonds Musa siamea Simmonds [comb. nov.?] Musa acuminata Colla subsp. sumatrana (Becc.) author not known Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa acuminata Colla subsp. truncata (Ridl.) Author? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. truncata (Ridl.) Author? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) author not known Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) author not known Musa acuminata Colla 'Sumatrana' Hort. Musa acuminata Colla f. lutea ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. Musa acuminata Colla f. rubra ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. Musa acuminata Colla var. culta Kurz ex Baker none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa acuminata Colla var. violacea Kurz ex Baker none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa acutibracteata M. Hotta ? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa africana Hort. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa agharkarii A. Chakravorti Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa airori Sagot none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa alinsanaya Valmayor Musa alinsanaya Valmayor - good species Musa alphurica Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa alphurica Miq. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa amboinensis Rumph. ? Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa amboinensis Miq. ? Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa angcorensis Gagnep. Musa angcorensis Gagnep. - good species ? Musa angustigemma Simmonds Musa peekelii Laut. subsp. angustigemma (Simmonds) Argent Musa aphurica Rumph. ex Baker none - err. typ. M. alphurica Rumph. Musa aranakensis Ripley ex Blechynden none - nomen nudum Musa arakanensis Ripley ex Baker none - nomen nudum Musa arnoldiana De Wild. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa assamica Cat. Hort. Bull none - species ignota Musa assamica G. Mann ex Baker, in Hook. none - species ignota Musa assamica Hort. Bull none - species ignota Musa assamica Bull ex Baker none - species ignota Musa assamica Hort. none - species ignota Musa aurantiaca G. Mann Musa aurantiaca G. Mann ex Baker Musa aurantiaca G. Mann ex Baker Musa aurantiaca G. Mann ex Baker - good species Musa baccara Hort. none Musa bacoba Rottboøll none - ? Musa bagshawei Rendle & Greves [note; not Greaves] Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa bakeri Hook. ? Musa balbisiana Colla Musa balbisiana Colla Musa balbisiana Colla - good species Musa balbisiana Colla var. andamica D. B. Singh et al Musa balbisiana Colla var. andamica D. B. Singh et al Musa banksiana Kurz Musa banksii von Muell. Musa banksii von Muell. Musa banksii von Muell. - good species Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. banksii K. Domin Musa banksii von Muell. Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. muelleriana K. Domin Musa banksii von Muell. Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. samoensis Cheesman ? Musa banksii von Muell. Musa banksii (von Muell.) var. singampatti M. P. Nayar ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. burmannica Simmonds Musa basjoo Sieb. Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker Musa basjoo (Sieb.) ex Iinuma Musa basjoo (Sieb.) ex Iinuma - good species Musa basjoo J. G. Baker Musa basjoo (Sieb.) ex Iinuma Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker var. basjoo Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker var. basjoo Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker var. formosana ((Warb. ex Schum.) Hayata) S. S. Ying Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker var. formosana ((Warb. ex Schum.) Hayata) S. S. Ying Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. ex Iinuma 'Variegata' Hort. Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker 'Variegata' Hort. Musa basjoo Sieb. & Zucc. x hybridum Hort. invalid name, probably a clone of Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker Musa beccarii Simmonds Musa beccarii Simmonds - good species Musa berteri Colla Musa (AAB group) 'Silk fig' Musa berteroi Colla Musa (AAB group) 'Silk fig' Musa berteroniana von Steudel Musa (AAB group) 'Silk fig' Musa bicolor Hort. none - invalid name Musa bidigitalis De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'French' plantain type Musa bihai L. Heliconia bihai L. Musa boman Argent Musa boman Argent - good species Musa borneénsis Becc. Musa borneénsis Becc. - good species Musa brachycarpa Backer Musa balbisiana Colla Musa brieyi De Wild. Musa (AAA group) East African Highland banana Musa brownii von Muell. none - ? nomen nudum Musa buchanani Baker Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa bukensis Argent Musa bukensis Argent - good species Musa calosperma von Muell. Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa campestris Becc. Musa campestris Becc. - good species Musa campestris Becc. subsp. campestris Musa campestris Becc. subsp. campestris Musa campestris Becc. subsp. glabra Hotta Musa campestris Becc. subsp. glabra Hotta Musa carolinae A. Sterler ? Musa (AAB group) Musa cavendishii Lamb. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa cavendishii Paxt. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa cavendishii Lamb. ex Paxt. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa celebica Warb. ex K. Schum. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa ceramica Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa cerifera sensu C. A. B. Backer ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) author not known Musa cerifera (C. A. B. Backer) T. Nakai ? Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) author not known Musa champa Hort. ex Hook. f. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa chapara Perrottet none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa charlioi W. Hill none - nomen dubium et nudum Musa cheesmanii Simmonds Musa cheesmanii Simmonds - good species Musa chevalieri Gagnep. Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa chiliocarpa Backer Musa (AAB group) 'Pisang seribu' Musa chinensis Sweet none - undetermined cultivated banana, maybe 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa cinerea Hort. ex Gentil. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa cliffortiana L. none - undetermined cultivated banana, Linnaeus' type Musa Musa coccinea Andrews Musa coccinea Andrews - good species Musa coccinia Andrews Musa coccinea Andrews Musa consociata Nakai none -undetermined cultivated banana Musa corbierii A. Chev. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa corniculata Rumph. ? Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain Musa corniculata Lour. Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain Musa corniculata Kurz none - err. cal. Baker, referable to one or other of the above two taxa. Musa dacca Horan. none - probably Musa (AAB group) Musa dasycarpa Kurz ? Musa velutina Wendl. & Drude but if shown to be a good species then M. dasycarpa has priority. Musa davyae Stapf. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa dechangensis J. L. Liu & M. G. Liu Musa balbisiana Colla Musa decrescens de Briey [ex De Wild.?] Musa (AAB group) 'False Horn' plantain type Musa decrescens de Briey var. viridis De Wild. ? Musa (ABB group) 'Pisang Awak' Musa discolor Horan. Musa (AAB group) Plantain sub-group Musa discolor Hort. ex Sagot none -undetermined cultivated banana Musa domestica Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa dulcissima Nakai none -undetermined cultivated banana Musa dybowskii De Wild. none - err. cal. De Wild. - nomen nudum Musa elata Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa elephantorum K. Schum. & Warb. ex K. Schum. none - nomen dubium but probably Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa emasculata de Briey ex De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain type Musa ensete Gmel. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa ensete Gmel. var. montbeliardi Bois Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Montbeliardii' Bois ex Cufodontis Musa erecta Simmmonds Musa maclayi Muell. subsp. maclayi Argent var. erecta Argent Musa errans (Blanco) sensu Quisumbing Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor Musa errans (Blanco) sensu Teodoro Musa balbisiana Colla (but possibly including Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor) Musa esculuntum none - invalid name Musa exotica Valmayor Musa exotica Valmayor - good species Musa fecunda Stapf Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa fehi Bert. ex Vieill. none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa fitzalanii von Muell. Musa fitzalanii von Muell. - good species but extinct Musa flava Ridl. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds Musa flavida M. Hotta Musa flavida M. Hotta - good species Musa flaviflora Simmonds Musa flaviflora Simmonds - good species ? perhaps best treated as M. acuminata Colla subsp. flaviflora Simmonds. Musa formosana (Warb. ex Schum.) T. Hayata Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker var. formosana ((Warb. ex Schum.) Hayata) S. S. Ying Musa gigantea Kuntze none - species dubia Musa gilletii De Wild. Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa glauca Roxb. Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa gracilis Holltum ex Cheesman Musa gracilis Holltum ex Cheesman - good species Musa griersonii H. J. Noltie Musa griersonii H. J. Noltie - good species Musa halabanensis Meijer Musa acuminata Colla subsp. halabanensis (Meijer) M. Hotta Musa harmandii Hubert none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa hillii von Muell. Musa jackeyi W. Hill Musa hirta Becc. Musa hirta Becc. - good species Musa holstii K. Schum. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa homblei Bequaert ex De Wild. Ensete homblei (Bequaert ex De Wild.) Cheesman Musa hookeri King Musa sikkimensis Kurz Musa hookeri King ex Cowan & Cowan Musa sikkimensis Kurz Musa hookeri (King ex K. Schum.) Cowan & Cowan Musa sikkimensis Kurz Musa humilis sensu Aublet Heliconia bihai (L.) L. Musa humilis [sensu Perrot ?] Musa (AAA group) cultivar Musa hybrida J. Gillet none - but it was Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman x E. gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa imperialis Hort. ex Vilmorin none - probably Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa ingens Simmonds Musa ingens Simmonds - good species Musa ingrata Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa insularimontana B. Hayata Musa insularimontana B. Hayata - good species (? close to M. textilis) Musa itinerans Cheesman Musa itinerans Cheesman - good species Musa jackeyi W. Hill Musa jackeyi W. Hill - good species Musa jackeyi Kurz none - err. cal. Baker Musa jaheri Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa japonica Thib. & Keteleer Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker Musa javanica Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa johnsii Argent Musa johnsii Argent - good species Musa kaguna Chiovenda none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa karang Kurz none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa kattuvazhana K. C. Jacob Musa acuminata Colla subsp. of some sort Musa kewensis Baker Musa hybrid Musa lacatan Hort. ex Gentil. Musa (AAB group) 'Lacatan' or 'Silk fig' Musa lanceolata Warb. ex K. Schum. Musa (AAB group) Musa lasiocarpa Franch. Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li Musa laterita Cheesman Musa laterita Cheesman - good species Musa laurentii De Wild. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa lawitiensis Nasution and Supardiyono Musa lawitiensis Nasution and Supardiyono - good species Musa liukiuensis (Matsumura) Makino Musa balbisiana Colla Musa livingstoniana Kirk none - nomen confusum Musa lolodensis Cheesman Musa lolodensis Cheesman - good species Musa lushanensis J. L. Liu Musa balbisiana Colla Musa luteola J. L. Liu Musa balbisiana Colla Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay - good species Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. ailuluai Argent Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. ailuluai Argent Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi var. erecta (Simmonds) Argent Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi var. erecta (Simmonds) Argent Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi var. maclayi Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi var. maclayi Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi var. namatani Argent Musa maclayi von Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay subsp. maclayi var. namatani Argent Musa maculata Jacq. ? Musa (AA group) Musa malaccensis Ridl. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) Simmonds Musa mangindanas ? probably err. typ. Musa mannii Hook. f. Musa mannii Wendl. ex Baker Musa mannii Wendl. ex Baker Musa mannii Wendl. ex Baker - good species Musa martabanica Hort. ex Baker none - probably Musa (AAB group) Musa martinii Van Geert none - nomen nudum Musa martinii de Noter none - nomen confusum (an unidentified Ensete ?) Musa martinii Hort. ex Carriére none - nomen nudum Musa martinii Hort. ex Carriére, Guillaumin none - nomen nudum Musa martinii sensu Cheesman Musa balbisiana Colla (mislabelled plant, not taxonomically significant) Musa martreti A. Chev. none - err. typ. & nomen nudum Musa martretiana A. Chev. none - nomen nudum & confusum Musa massoni Sagot none - nomen nudum Musa maurelii Hort. ex Moore Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' (Bois) Hort. Musa megalocarpa Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa mensaria Rumph. none - probably Musa (AAB group) Musa mexicana Matuda Musa ornata Roxb. Musa microcarpa Becc. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. microcarpa (Becc.) Simmonds Musa mindanensis Rumph. Musa textilis Née Musa mindanensis Rumph. ex Miq. Musa textilis Née Musa minor Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa mirabilis Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa monticola (M. Hotta) Argent Musa monticola (M. Hotta) Argent - good species Musa muluensis M. Hotta Musa muluensis M. Hotta - good species Musa nagensium Prain Musa nagensium Prain - good species Musa nana Lour. Musa (AAA group) but not 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa nana auct. non Lour. Musa (AAA group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa nepalensis Wall. none - species dubia but probably Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa nigra Perrotet none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa ochracea Shepherd Musa ochracea Shepherd - good species Musa odorata Lour. none - probably Musa (AAB group) Musa oleracea Vieill. none - probably Musa (AAB group) Musa oranocensis Hort. ex Moore none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa ornata Roxb. Musa ornata Roxb. - good species Musa ornata Roxb. var. normalis Kuntze Musa ornata Roxb. Musa pallida Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa paracoccinea A. Z. Liu Musa paracoccinea A. Z. Liu - good species Musa paradisiaca L. Musa (AAB group) 'French' plantain Musa paradisiaca sensu Zoll. none - "bananas" Musa paradisiaca sensu Desvaux none - "bananas" Musa paradisiaca normalis Author? ? Musa (AAB group) 'French' plantain Musa paradisiaca oleracea Author? - Musa paradisiaca sapientum Author? - Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera Lour. - Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera Lour. var. dubia G. King ex K. Schum. ? Musa griersonii H. J. Noltie Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera Lour. var. hookeri G. King ex K. Schum. Musa sikkimensis Kurz Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera Lour. var. pruinosa (G. King ex K. Schum.) A. Cowan & J. Cowan Musa balbisiana Colla Musa paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera Lour. var. thomsonii G. King ex K. Schum. Musa thomsonii (G. King ex K. Schum.) A. Cowan & J. Cowan Musa paradisiaca L. troglodytarum Author? - Musa paradisiaca L. var. dacca Author? - Musa paradisiaca L. var. formosana Author? Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker var. formosana ((Warb. ex Schum.) Hayata) S. S. Ying Musa paradisiaca L. var. sanguinea Author? - Musa paradisiaca L. var. sapientum Author? - Musa paradisiaca L. var. seminifera Author? - Musa paradisiaca L. var. ulnaris Blanco none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa paradisiaca L. var. violacea Blanco none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa paradisiaca L. var. viridis De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'French plantain' type Musa peekelii Laut. Musa peekelii Laut. - good species Musa peekelii Laut. subsp. angustigemma (Simmonds) Argent Musa peekelii Laut. subsp. angustigemma (Simmonds) Argent Musa peekelii Laut. subsp. peekelii Musa peekelii Laut. subsp. peekelii Musa perrieri Clav. Ensete perrieri (Clav.) Cheesman Musa pierrei Hubert none - undetermined Fe'i banana Musa pigmaea M. Hotta Musa pigmaea M. Hotta - good species Musa polycarpa Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa prematura Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa proboscidea Oliver none - nomen dubium but probably Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa procera A. Chev. Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa protractorachis De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'Horn' plantain type Musa pruinosa Burkill none - undetermined Musa purpureo-tomentosa De Wild. Musa (AAB group) 'French plantain' type Musa raoulii Hubert none - undetermined Musa rectispica Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa regia Rumph. Musa (AAB group) 'Pisang Rajah' Musa religiosa J. Dyb. none - nomen nudum but it was Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa rhinozerotis Kurz none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa rhodochlamys Hort. ex Gentil. none - undetermined member of section Rhodochlamys Musa riperti A. Chev. none - nomen nudum Musa rojo Hort. ex Cat. B & T Seeds probably Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (H. N. Ridley) R. E. Nasution Musa rosacea Jacq. Musa (AAB group) Musa rosacea Hort. non Jacq. ? Musa ornata Roxb. Musa rosea sensu Baker ? Musa ornata Roxb. Musa roseacea sensu IBPGR err. typ., probably Musa rosacea Hort. non Jacq. Musa rothiana sensu Nat. Bot. Gard. Belg. ? Musa ruandensis De Wild. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa rubra Firm. non Wall. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz Musa rubra Wall. ex Kurz - good species Musa rubra Wall. ex Backer Musa acuminata Colla subsp. malaccensis (Ridl) Simmonds Musa rubronervata De Wild. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa rumphiana Kurz none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa salaccensis Zoll. Musa salaccensis Zoll. - good species Musa sanguinea Welw. ex Baker Musa (AAB group) Musa sanguinea Hook. f. Musa sanguinea Hook. f. - good species Musa sapidisiaca K. C. Jacob none - a catch all name from sapientum and paradisiaca intended for all cultivated section Musa (Eumusa) bananas Musa sapientum L. Musa (AAB group) 'Silk' or 'Silk fig' or 'Rasthali'. Musa sapientum L. var. champa Author? probably Musa (AA group) 'Sucrier' type Musa sapientum L. var. cubensis Author? ? Musa (AAB group) Musa sapientum L. var. dubia Author? ? Musa griersonii H. J. Noltie Musa sapientum L. var. gambicola A. Chev. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa sapientum L. var. pruinosa Author? Musa balbisiana Colla Musa sapientum L. var. rubra Author? probably Musa (AAA group) Musa sapientum L. var. seminifera Baker ? Musa acuminata Colla Musa saporro Hort. Musa basjoo (Sieb.) Iinuma ex Baker Musa sativa Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa schizocarpa Simmonds Musa schizocarpa Simmonds - good species Musa schweinfurthii K. Schum. & Warb. ex K. Schum. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa schweinfurthii sensu FWTA ed. 1. Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman Musa seemanii von Muell. none - undetermined Fe'i banana Musa seminifera Author? ? Musa acuminata Colla Musa serapionis Author? - Musa siamea Simmonds [comb. nov.?] Musa siamea Simmonds [comb. nov.?] - good species? Musa sikkimensis Kurz Musa sikkimensis Kurz - good species Musa silvestris Lamarie or Lemarie none - probably Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa silvestris Colla none - probably Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa silvestris amboinensis Rumph. none - probably Musa balbisiana Colla Musa silvestris mindanauensis Rumph. none - possibly Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa simiarum Rumph. Musa acuminata Colla Musa simiarum Rumph. var. corniculata Kurz none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa simiarum Rumph. var. culta Kurz none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa simiarum Rumph. var. sylvestris Kurz Musa acuminata Colla Musa simiarum Rumph. var. violacea Kurz Musa acuminata Colla Musa sinensis Sweet ex Sagot Musa (AAB group) 'Dwarf Cavendish' Musa sp. var. Maurelii Bois Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' (Bois) Hort. Musa sp. VN1-054 unnamed species - good species Musa speciosa Tenore ? Musa ornata Roxb. Musa splendida A. Chev. Musa splendida A. Chev. - good species ? Musa suaveolens G. Mann ex Baker err. cal. ex IPNI database citing Index Kewensis Musa sumatrana Becc. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa sumatrana Becc. ex André Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa sumatrana 'Rubra' Hort. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa sundaica Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa superba Roxb. Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa suratii Argent Musa suratii Argent - good species Musa sylvestris Rumph. none - see Musa silvestris Rumph. Musa sylvestris Colla. Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa sylvestris Lamarie or Lemarie none - undetermined Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa textilis Née sensu Baker - good species Musa textilis Luis ex Miq. ? Musa textilis Née sensu Baker var. tashiroi B. Hayata Musa textilis Née sensu Baker var. tashiroi B. Hayata Musa thompsoni King ex A. Cowan & J. Cowan Musa thomsonii (King ex K. Schum.) A. Cowan & J. Cowan Musa thomsonii (King ex K. Schum.) A. Cowan & J. Cowan Musa thomsonii (King ex K. Schum.) A. Cowan & J. Cowan - good species Musa tikap Warb. none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa tomentosa Warb. ex K. Schum. none - not determined Musa trichocarpa Nakai none - undetermined cultivated banana Musa troglodytarum L. An entity conflating i) Musa uranoscopos Rumph. = an undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana and ii) Musa balbisiana Colla Musa troglodytarum sensu Blanco ex Kurz ? Musa balbisiana Colla Musa troglodytarum sensu Moon ex Kurz ? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa troglodytarum sensu Gaertner ex Baker ? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa troglodytarum Kurz ex Baker none - err. cal. Baker Musa troglodytarum var. acutaebracteata Author? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa troglodytarum var. dolioliformis Blanco Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa troglodytarum var. errans Blanco Musa acuminata Colla subsp. errans (Blanco) R. V. Valmayor Musa troglodytarum var. textoria Blanco Musa textilis Née sensu Baker Musa troglodytarum var. typica Author? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa truncata Ridl. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. truncata (Ridl.) Author? Musa tuberculata M. Hotta Musa tuberculata M. Hotta - good species Musa ulugurensis Warb. & Moritz Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa uranoscopos Rumph. none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa uranoscopos Lour. none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa uranoscopus Lour. none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa uranoscopus Seem. ex Baker ? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa uranospatha Finsch. ? none - undetermined cultivated Fe'i banana Musa velutina Wendl. & Drude Musa velutina Wendl. & Drude - good species
but possibly = Musa dasycarpa KurzMusa ventricosa Welw. Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Musa violacea Hort. ex Baker ? Musa (AAB group) cultivar Musa violacea Hort. modern usage Musa ornata Roxb. or possibly M. ornata x M. velutina Musa violascens Ridl. Musa violascens Ridl. - good species Musa vittata Ackerman ? Musa (AAB group) 'Vittata' Musa vittata Hook. ? Musa (AAB group) 'Vittata' Musa wilsonii Tutcher probably Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman Musa x paradisiaca auct. non L. Musa paradisiaca L. = Musa (AAB group) 'French' plantain Musa x paradisiaca 'Aea'e' Musa (AAB group) 'Koa'e' or possibly Musa (AAB group) 'Vittata' Musa x paradisiaca 'Koa'e' Musa (AAB group) 'Koa'e' or possibly Musa (AAB group) 'Vittata' Musa x paradisiaca 'Vittata' ? Musa (AAB group) 'Vittata' Musa x paradisiaca subsp. normalis - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. oleracea - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. sapientum - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. seminifera - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. seminifera var. dubia - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. seminifera var. hookerii - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. seminifera var. pruinosa - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. seminifera var. thomsonii - Musa x paradisiaca subsp. troglodytarum - Musa x paradisiaca var. dacca - Musa x paradisiaca var. formosana - Musa x paradisiaca var. sanguinea - Musa x paradisiaca var. sapientum - Musa x paradisiaca var. seminifera - Musa x sapientum - Musa x sapientum var. champa - Musa x sapientum var. cubensis - Musa x sapientum var. dubia - Musa x sapientum var. liukiuensis Matsumura Musa balbisiana Colla Musa x sapientum var. pruinosa - Musa x sapientum var. rubra - Musa x sapientum var. seminifera - Musa sp. "Yunnan" not yet known Musa zebrina Van Houtte ex Planchon Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa zebrina (Van Houtte) Backer Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution Musa zebrina 'Rojo' Hort. Musa acuminata Colla subsp. zebrina (Van Houtte) R. E. Nasution The genus Musella
Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W Li Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W Li - good species Musella splendida R. V. Valmayor & L. D. Danh Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li
(my opinion based on the evidence presented)D R Constantine
last updated 17/10/2008