Monsieur Chaté writes, "This species was formerly described in the English, Dutch, and German horticultural journals under the name of C. excelsa. It was named musæfolia by Monsieur Théodore Année, who introduced it into France in 1858, from the resemblance of its leaves to those of the Musa or banana-tree. It reaches a height of more than  and has green, downy stems, and very large, oval, green leaves.
Monsieur Chaté writes, "This species was previously mentioned in English, Dutch, and German horticultural journals under the name C. excelsa. Monsieur Théodore Année, who introduced it to France in 1858, named it musæfolia due to its leaf resemblance to the Musa or banana-tree. It exceeds a certain height and possesses green, fuzzy stems with large, oval leaves."