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Originally Posted by 51st state
Yes thats what really got me going... my message to Mr Hakkinen is... read the taxonomic descriptions for these plants especially in 'flora of bhutan' or look at my plants, they are no way the same.
I really dont understand how things stand here
flaviflora does not = thomsonii any more than Nagensium = Cheesmanii
but he says it does and who are we to question that...
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What you have to understand is, there is no reason that the plant you have as M. flaviflora is the same as what was originally described as M. flavlifora, and the same goes with M. thomsonii.
Also, a common phenomenon in wild Musa is the presence of multiple varieties of a species (due to relatively quick life cycles), which constitute a rather wide range of diversity, and may look completely different from each other, yet when compared with other species in a given region, it will become apparent that they indeed are closely related and can be classified under a single species.
Just because you have a plant that was sold to you under a certain name, it does not mean it should be regarded as a holotype.
And lastly, you must always remember that taxonomy is a human construction we created for our benefit and nature will not always fit into our little naming system as easily as we would like it to. As with any science, it is never static, and as we learn new things, we will adjust the knowledge base as needed.