IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60450440-2

Publication

Nordic Journal of Botany. Copenhagen

Collation

26(1-2): 43 (42-46; figs. 1-6)

Date of Publication

17 Nov 2008

Family as entered in IPNI

Musaceae

Type Information

Collector Team

He Liqing 230

Locality

Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, alt. 570 m a.s.l.

Type Herbaria

holotype HITBC
isotype H
isotype IBSC
isotype PE

Distribution Of Types

Yunnan (China, Asia-Temperate)

Remarks

Etymology: The new species Musa zaifui is named in honour of Prof. Xu Zaifu, the third director of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, for his great contributions to the botany of China and to the XTBG garden.