Musaceae
Musa

Musa itinerans Cheesman

First published in Kew Bull. 4: 23 (1949)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Taiwan and Indo-China. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Häkkinen, M., Hong, W. & Ge, X-J. (2008): Musa itinerans (Musaceae) and Its Intraspecific Taxa in China. Novon 18: 50–60.

  • e-flora: Flora of China, Vol. 24, Page 317.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Häkkinen, M. & Väre, H. (2008). Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia, III, 30: 63-112.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Seed Collection Guides

  • Flora of China http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028240

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1962 Kerr, A.F.G. [3506] Thailand K000782765 Yes
Simmonds, N.W. [B.E. 77] Thailand K:SPC-18874.000 No
Simmonds, N.W. [73] Thailand K:SPC-18873.000 No
Simmonds, H.W. [B.E. 75] Thailand K:SPC-18872.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

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