Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(80): 188 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ad fluvium Daintree's River; Fitzalan."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [secondary reference]

Baker, J.G. (1893), A synopsis of the genera and species of Museae. Annals of Botany 7: 217 [secondary reference]

Anonymous (August 1894), Species and principal varieties of Musa. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1894(92): 247 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 542 [secondary reference]

Simmonds, N.W. (1957), Botanical results of the banana collecting expedition, 1954-1955. Kew Bulletin 11(3): 476 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Musaceae. Flora of Australia 45: 18, Map 16 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 33 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 35 [secondary reference]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 29 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Musa fitzalani F.Muell. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld (presumed extinct)

Häkkinen, M. (2013), Reappraisal of sectional taxonomy in Musa (Musaceae). Taxon 62(4): 811 [secondary reference]

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