Taxon:  Musa balbisiana Colla var. liukiuensis (Matsum.) Häkkinen



Summary
Genus:
Musa
Section:
Musa
Family:
Musaceae
Nomen number:
458646
Place of publication:
Adansonia sér. 3, 30:91.  2008
Verified:
02/19/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Musa balbisiana Colla (3 active accession[s])
Musa balbisiana Colla var. andamanica D. B. Singh et al. (0 active accession[s])
Musa balbisiana Colla var. balbisiana (0 active accession[s])
Musa balbisiana Colla var. elavazhai A. Joe et al. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Musa ×sapientum L. var. liukiuensis Matsum.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Musa liukiuensis (Matsum.) Makino

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Constantine, D. R. 2007. The truth about Musa basjoo.
  3. Furuya, N. et al. 2016. Evaluation of resistance of Japanese fibre banana cv. Itobasho (Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis) to Banana bunchy top virus. Jap. J. Phytopatol. 78:108-110.
  4. Häkkinen, M. & H. Väre. 2008. Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia sér. 3, 30:63-112.
  5. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: lists as Musa basjoo
  6. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. Note: = Musa liukiuensis
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJapanese fibre banana  1Constantine, D. R. 2007. The truth about Musa basjoo.
Germanjapanische Faserbanane as Musa basjoo2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: lists as Musa basjoo
Japanese Rōmajiito-bashô as Musa liukiuensis2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. Note: = Musa liukiuensis
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Häkkinen, M. & H. Väre. 2008. Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia sér. 3, 30:63-112.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands]

Reference(s)
  1. Häkkinen, M. & H. Väre. 2008. Typification and check-list of Musa L. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes. Adansonia sér. 3, 30:63-112.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiber Furuya, N. et al. 2016. Evaluation of resistance of Japanese fibre banana cv. Itobasho (Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis) to Banana bunchy top virus. Jap. J. Phytopatol. 78:108-110.
Materialsfiber Constantine, D. R. 2007. The truth about Musa basjoo.
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=458646. Accessed 12 May 2026.