Musa rosacea Jacq.

Häkkinen, Markku & Väre, Henry, 2008, Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes, Adansonia (3) 30 (1), pp. 63-112 : 89

165. Musa rosacea Jacq.

Plantarum rarorium Horti Caesari Schoenbrunnensis 4: 23 (1804). — Type: Jacquin (1804), Plantarum rarorium Horti Caesari Schoenbrunnensis 4: t. 445 (lecto-, here designated).

REMARKS

We consider that M. rosacea is a good species. It requires pollination to produce seeds. This name antedates the well-known M. balbisiana Colla 1820 , which we consider as synonymous. Musa balbisiana has been generally used, while M. rosacea has been used only occasionally. Maintenance of the name M. balbisiana would require conservation.