Ravenala grandis

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 grandis

Name

Ravenala grandis Haev., Razanats., Hladik & P.Blanc, Sci. Rep. 11(21965): 10 (–11; figs. 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c) (2021)

• Type: T. Haevermans, A. Haevermans & J. Razanatsoa 831 (8 November 2018; Holotype: TAN; Isotypes: K, MO [see Tropicos record^(GBIF)], P).
• Type locality: Madagascar. [Atsinanana:] Ampasimbe Commune, Maromaniry Fokontany, along Route Nationale, 18°57′41.8″S, 48°42′41.4″E, 258 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 grandis 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 grandis. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ravenala grandis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 March 2023.