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Ravenala






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Ravenala
Ravenala madagascariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Strelitziaceae
Genus: Ravenala
Adans.
Synonyms
  • Urania Schreb

Ravenala is a genusofmonocotyledonous flowering plants. Classically, the genus was considered to include a single species, Ravenala madagascariensis from Madagascar.

Taxonomy[edit]

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[edit]

The scientific name Ravenala comes from Malagasy ravinalaorravina ala meaning "forest leaves".[1][2]

Species[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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)
  • ^ Patrick Blanc; Nelson Rabenandrianina; Annette Hladik & Claude Marcel Hladik (1999). "Les formes sympatriques et allopatriques du genre Ravenala dans les forêts et les milieux ouverts de l'est de Madagascar". Revue d'Écologie, Terre et Vie. 54 (3): 201–223. doi:10.3406/revec.1999.2292. 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.
  • ^ Haevermans, Thomas; Hladik, Annette; Hladik, Claude-Marcel; Razanatsoa, Jacqueline; Haevermans, Agathe; Jeannoda, Vololoniaina; Blanc, Patrick (2021-11-09). "Description of five new species of the Madagascan flagship plant genus Ravenala (Strelitziaceae)". Scientific Reports. 11 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 21965. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1121965H. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01161-1. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8578647. PMID 34753985. Open access icon
  • ^ "Ravenala Adans. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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