Musaceae
Musa
Musa acuminata

Musa acuminata subsp. malaccensis (Ridl.) N.W.Simmonds

First published in Kew Bull. 11: 466 (1956 publ. 1957)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Peninsula Malaysia. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 55] Malaysia K:SPC-18851.000 No
Ridley, H.N. [2180] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000292200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley, H.N. [2180] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000292199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [30773] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000782744 Yes
Moysey, L.; Kiata [33733] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000782745 Yes
Musa malaccensis K:SPC-19014.000 No
Henderson, M.R. [22883] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000782747 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [37390] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000782749 Yes
Goodenough, S. [1282] Malaysia Musa malaccensis K000292201 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley, H.N. [15202] Malaysia Musa malaccensis var. minor K000292202 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia Musa flava K000292205 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0