Ravenala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Strelitziaceae
Genus: Ravenala
Species: R. agatheae – R. blancii – R. grandis – R. hladikorum – R. madagascariensis – R. menahirana

Name

Ravenala Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 67 (1763)

• Type species: Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Haevermans, T., Hladik, A., Hladik, C.-M., Razanatsoa, J., Haevermans, A., Jeannoda, V. & Blanc, P. 2021. Description of five new species of the Madagascan flagship plant genus Ravenala (Strelitziaceae). Scientific Reports 11(21965): 1–15. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01161-1  Reference page.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ravenala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ravenala. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2023.