Ravenala
| Ravenala | |
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| Ravenala madagascariensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Strelitziaceae |
| Genus: | Ravenala Adans.
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Ravenala is a
monocotyledonous flowering plants. Classically, the genus was considered to include a single species, Ravenala madagascariensis
from Madagascar.
Taxonomy
Species of the genus Ravenala are not true palms (family Arecaceae) but members of the family Strelitziaceae. The genus is closely related to the southern African genus Strelitzia and the South American genus Phenakospermum. Some older classifications include these genera in the banana family (Musaceae).
Etymology
The scientific name Ravenala comes from Malagasy ravinala or ravina ala meaning "forest leaves".[1][2]
Species
Although formerly considered to be
monotypic, four different forms have been distinguished.[3][4] Five new species were described in 2021, all from Madagascar.[5] The following species are currently recognised in the genus Ravenala:[6]
- Ravenala agatheae Haev. & Razanats.
- Ravenala blancii Haev., Jeannoda & Hladik
- Ravenala grandis Haev., Razanats., Hladik & P.Blanc
- Ravenala hladikorum Haev., Razanats., Jeannoda & P.Blanc
- Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.
- Ravenala menahirana Haev. & Razanats.
References
- ^ Boiteau, Pierre (1997). "reniala". Dictionnaire des noms malgaches de végétaux (in French). Vol. III. Editions Alzieu – via Malagasy Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Madagascar.
de ravina : feuille, et ala : forêt...
- ^ Sargent, Charles Sprague (1893). "Garden and Forest: A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art and Forestry". 6 (282). Garden and Forest Publishing Company.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - S2CID 163071446.
- ^ P. Blanc; A. Hladik; N. Rabenandrianina; J.S. Robert; C.M. Hladik (2003). "Strelitziaceae: The variants of Ravenala in natural and anthropogenic habitats". In Goodman, S.M.; Benstead, J. (eds.). The Natural History of Madagascar (PDF). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London. pp. 472–476.
- PMID 34753985.
- ^ "Ravenala Adans. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
External links
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