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Default Musa Velutina / Dasycarpa

the wiki says the old name is Velutina and the new name Daysacarpa however the USDA states the correct name is Velutina, what gives?

Musa dasycarpa information from NPGS/GRIN

Taxon: Musa dasycarpa Kurz
Synonym of Musa velutina H. Wendl. & Drude
Genus: Musa section: Rhodochlamys
Family: Musaceae
Nomen number: 458622
Place of publication: J. Agric. Soc. India 14:301. 1867, nom. rej. prop.
Comment: rejection of this name will be required to preserve usage of M. velutina H. Wendl. & Drude
Name verified on: 19-Feb-2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 18-Nov-2009
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