Plant Viruses Online   

Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Known susceptibilities of Musaceae

Species tested:

Musa

Musa acuminata (syn. Musa cavendishii; Musa chinensis; Musa nana; Musa sinensis; Musa zebrina)

Dwarf banana; Edible banana; Cavendish banana; Chinese banana

Musa balbisiana

Musa sapientum

Musa

Susceptible to:
• Banana bunchy top nanavirus
• Banana streak badnavirus

Musa acuminata

Synonyms:

Musa cavendishii; Musa chinensis; Musa nana; Musa sinensis; Musa zebrina

Common names:

Dwarf banana; Edible banana; Cavendish banana; Chinese banana

Insusceptible to:
• Ginger chlorotic fleck (?) sobemovirus

Musa balbisiana

Insusceptible to:
• Cocksfoot mottle sobemovirus

Musa sapientum

Susceptible to:
• Banana bract mosaic potyvirus
• Banana bunchy top nanavirus

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20^th August 1996.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.