Taxon:  Musa itinerans Cheesman var. formosana (Warb. ex K. Schum.) Häkkinen & C. L. Yeh



Summary
Genus:
Musa
Section:
Musa
Family:
Musaceae
Nomen number:
475494
Place of publication:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 61:44.  2010
Verified:
06/23/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Musa itinerans Cheesman (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. annamica (R. V. Valmayor et al.) Häkkinen (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. chinensis Häkkinen (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. guangdongensis Häkkinen (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. hainanensis Häkkinen & X. J. Ge (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. itinerans (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. kavalanensis H. L. Chiu et al. (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. lechangensis Häkkinen (0 active accession[s])
Musa itinerans Cheesman var. xishuangbannaensis Häkkinen (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Musa ×paradisiaca L. subsp. seminifera (Lour.) K. Schum. var. formosana Warb. ex K. Schum.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Musa formosana (Warb. ex K. Schum.) Hayata

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chiu, H.-L. et al. 2011. A new variety of Musa itinerans (Musaceae) in Taiwan. Novon 21:405-412.
  2. Häkkinen, M. et al. 2010. A new combination and a new variety of Musa itinerans (Musaceae). Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 61:41-48.
  3. Li, L.-F. et al. 2010. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the banana family (Musaceae) inferred from multiple nuclear and chloroplast DNA fragments, with a special reference to the genus Musa. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 57:1-10. Note: it included one sample of Musa itinerans
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Häkkinen, M. et al. 2010. A new combination and a new variety of Musa itinerans (Musaceae). Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 61:41-48.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Reference(s)
  1. Häkkinen, M. et al. 2010. A new combination and a new variety of Musa itinerans (Musaceae). Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 61:41-48.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=475494. Accessed 27 October 2026.