Musa thomsonii (King) A.M.Cowan & Cowan (1929:135)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Musa × sapientum f. thomsonii King in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 7: 214 (1893); Musa × paradisiaca var. thomsonii (King) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 45: 21 (1900)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1875-1876 (Joe et al., 2013:265)
Rediscovered on 2 May 2011 (Joe et al., 2013:265)
Distribution
Meghalaya & Sikkim, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Häkkinen, M., Gogoi, R. and Borah, S. (2014). A taxonomic study of Musa flaviflora and M. thomsonii (Musaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 32: 578-583.
Häkkinen, M. and Väre, H. (2008). Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia, III, 30: 63-112.
Joe, Alfred, Sreejith, P. E. and Sabu, M. (2013). Notes on the Rediscovery and Taxonomic Status of M. flaviflora N.W.Simmonds and M. thomsonii (King ex Schumann) A.M.Cowan & Cowan (Musaceae) From India. Annals of Plant Sciences 2(8): 260-267. [automatic download]