Musaceae
Musa

Musa banksii F.Muell.

First published in Fragm. 4: 132 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea, NE. Queensland, Samoa. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Queensland, Samoa

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.
  • Häkkinen, M. & Väre, H. (2008). Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia, III, 30: 63-112.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1997 Mahyar, U.W.; Thomas, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Davis, A.P. [453] Indonesia K000782804 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Johns, R.J. [7680] Indonesia K000782801 Yes
Feb 1, 1995 Johns, R.J. [8254] Indonesia K000782815 Yes
Jul 3, 1984 Blake, S.T. [19719] Australia K000782829 Yes
Boyland, D.E.; Gillieatt, J.G. [385] Australia K000782830 Yes
Mueller, S. [s.n.] Australia K000906576 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [19311] Australia K000782825 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Maturbongs, R. [6869] Indonesia K000782808 Yes
Blake, S.T. [19724] Australia K000782828 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 16] Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-19004.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 33] Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-18847.000 No
Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-18846.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 24] Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-19006.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 51] Papua New Guinea Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-18999.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 14] Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-21997.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 45] Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-19005.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 1] Samoa Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-20335.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 50] Papua New Guinea Musa acuminata subsp. banksii K:SPC-21999.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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