Ravenala menahirana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Strelitziaceae
Genus: Ravenala
Species: Ravenala menahirana

Name

Ravenala menahirana Haev. & Razanats., Sci. Rep. 11(21965): 11 (–12; figs. 2e, 3e, 4e, 5e) (2021)

• Type: T. Haevermans, M. Vorontsova, S. Dransfield & J. Razanatsoa 826 (20 March 2016; Holotype: TAN; Isotypes: K, MO [see Tropicos record^(GBIF)], P).
• Type locality: Madagascar. [Atsinanana:] Foulpointe [= Mahalevona], Analalava Forest, 17°42.3′S, 49°27.38′E, 50 m elev.

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

• 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 menahirana 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 menahirana. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ravenala menahirana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2023.