Musa banksii

Musa banksii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Musaceae
Genus:Musa
Species: M. banksii
Binomial name
Musa banksii
F.Muell.

Musa banksii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), native to New Guinea and Australia (Queensland), and most likely introduced to Samoa.[1] It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863 from plants collected in Queensland, Australia.[2] Thereafter, taxonomists have variously treated it as a unique species or as a subspecies of Musa acuminata. The first one to note an affinity with Musa acuminata was Ernest E. Cheesman in 1948.[3] In 1957, Norman Simmonds reclassified it as a subspecies of Musa acuminata based on extensive field observations in New Guinea, Australia, and Samoa.[4] In 1976, George Argent chose to treat it as a species.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Musa banksii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  2. ↑ Mueller, F.J.H. von. 1863-1864. Musa Banksii. Pp. 132-134 in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, vol. 4.
  3. ↑ Cheesman E. E. 1948. Classification of the bananas. III. Critical Notes on Species. d. Musa banksii. Kew Bulletin 3(2):154-157.
  4. ↑ Simmonds, N.W. 1956. Botanical results of the banana collecting expedition, 1954-5. Kew Bulletin 11(3):463-489.
  5. ↑ Argent, G.C.G. 1976. The wild bananas of Papua New Guinea. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 35(1):77-114.

Musa acuminata ssp. banksii


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