Musaceae
Musa

Musa splendida A.Chev.

First published in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 14: 517 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Guangxi) to N. Vietnam. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China Southeast, Vietnam

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Häkkinen, M. & Väre, H. (2008). Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia, III, 30: 63-112.
  • Valmayor, R.V., Danh, L.D. & Hakkinen, M. (2004). Rediscovery of Musa splendida A. Chevalier and description of two new species (M. viridis and M. lutea). Philippine Agricultural Scientist 87: 110-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Valmayor, R.V., Danh, L.D. & Hakkinen, M. (2004). Rediscovery of Musa splendida A. Chevalier and description of two new species (M. viridis and M. lutea). Philippine Agricultural Scientist 87: 110-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0