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I didn't know this had been re-named from Musella Lasiocarpa. Can someone confirm if Kew are correct?
Please see here Plants & Fungi: Ensete lasiocarpa (golden lotus banana) - Species profile from Kew

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Dalmatiansoap

But Ensetes dont pup? It was written somewhere that Musella is its own specie?

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AV1611Corbin777

I have heard this being it's on kind. (From observation alone, I would agree).
Ensetes do pup on occasion.

They have it listed:

• Synonym(s): Musella lasiocarpa

I don't see how that is a synonym, perhaps a common name.

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tony palmer

Hi Kev,
I always thought it was the other way round; Musella was in Ensete then given its own species status in Musella!

Gabe15

Musella had been shifted between Musa and Ensete for sometime before being given it's own genus. It is genetically very close to Ensete, and more or less a form of Ensete, but there are some differences of course.

I am not aware of any recent changes to the taxonomy, I think Kew just has it wrong. Although you'd think they have it all right, in fact many of their labels, especially their bananas (for our interest) are not labeled well. I suppose it comes with having so many plants, that no one can be an expert in all of them.

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Markku Hakkinen

Hi,

Musa lasiocarpa Franch.

in Journal de Botanique 3: 329 (1889). — Type: Franchet (1889), Journal de Botanique 3: fig 1 (lecto-, designated by Häkkinen & Väre 2008).

Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman, Kew Bulletin 2: (1947: 102); Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) H.W.Li, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 16: (1978: 57).

The Abbé Delaway discovered the plant in 1885 in the mountainous regions of Yunnan (Baker 1894). Musella lasiocarpa is the currently used name. Musella splendida Valmayor (2002) is synonymous with it.

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I am quoting a part of our recent publication:

Li, L., Häkkinen, M., Yuan, Y-M., Hao, G. & Ge, X-J. 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. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 57(1): 1-10.

“The generic status of Musella has long been debated. Franchet (1889) placed it under Musa (Musa lasiocarpa) as a new section based on its dwarf pseudo-stem (<60 cm) and compact rosette
inflorescence. After re-establishing the genus Ensete, Cheesman (1947) suggested that M. lasiocarpa is not a species of Musa because of its inflorescence and treated it as a species of Ensete (Ensete lasiocarpum). Thereafter, Li (1978) established a new genus Musella based on this species which has the following combination of characters: dwarf, congested pseudo-stems (<60 cm); horizontal rhizomes; compact rosette inflorescences with yellow to orange bracts; short, hirsute fruits, etc. This array of morphological characters is unique within Musaceae and even within the order Zingiberales. Interestingly, both previous (Liu et al., 2010) and our current molecular phylogenetic analyses suggested that Musella and Ensete may share a congeneric status. However, due to poor support for the clades in molecular trees in both previous and our current analyses, we cannot conclude with confidence whether Musella should be treated as a member of Ensete or as its sister. The monotypic Musella is unique in geographic distribution and ecological preference.
It occurs in the conifer-oak mixed forests between 1500 and 2500 m altitude in southwestern China (Li, 1978) and ecologically it can tolerate drier and colder habitats than any other members of the family and can reproduce naturally in such environments (Liu et al., 2002). Further studies by sampling more molecular markers from both nuclear and chloroplast genomes may help to elucidate
its generic standing”.

Markku.

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I have e mailed Kew and pointed out the error to them.

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And Kew have said:-

"Many thanks for your email highlighting the nomenclature of the Ensete lasiocarpa species profile. It is important to us to make sure these pages are as up to date as possible so appreciate you taking the time to contact us.

I have forwarded this information to David Mabberley, Keeper of Kew's Herbarium, who will advise us on what to do from here. David is away on business until the 15 November so I won't be able to update you - and the page - until after this date.
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I'll keep the .org up to date when I get a reply

Kev

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mango_kush

I think Muesella Lasiocarpa should be its own Genus because it is unique, It does resemble ensette more then musa so its name probably should have been a variant of ensette

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Musa classification does not base on what one is thinking about it. It is based on the scientific rules in according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Markku.

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Kew have informed me that they have followed the Taxon (2010) argument but will add a note to say that this has been questioned by Li et al. (2010). This has now be reflected in the webpage:

Plants & Fungi: Ensete lasiocarpa (golden lotus banana) - Species profile from Kew

regards

Kev

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Markku Hakkinen

Thanks kev! Well done.
Markku.