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Ravenala
Sign in to saveRavenala is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Strelitziaceae plant family. Classically, the genus was considered to include a single species, Ravenala madagascariensis from Madagascar.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyStrelitziaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Strelitziaceae
- Collections
- MO, US, IPA/SP, K, CENARGEN, MEL
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Caribbean, Brasil, Australia, Ile De France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Strelitziaceae
- Image
- Reizigersboom wiki.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- taxon name
- Ravenala
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 旅人蕉属
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Etymology
- Species
- References
- External links
Ravenala is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Strelitziaceae plant family. 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).
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