Ravenala

Genus of trees

Ravenala

Ravenala madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Zingiberales
Family:  | Strelitziaceae
Genus:  | Ravenala
Adans.
Synonyms

* Urania Schreb

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

## Taxonomy

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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

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

### Species

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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]

* Ravenala agatheae Haev. & Razanats.
* Ravenala blancii Haev., Jeannoda & Hladik
* Ravenala grandis Haev., Razanats., Hladik & P.Blanc
* Ravenala hladikorum Haev., Razanats., Jeannoda & P.Blanc
* Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.
* Ravenala menahirana Haev. & Razanats.

## References

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1. ^ Boiteau, Pierre (1997). "reniala". Dictionnaire des noms malgaches de végétaux (in French). Vol. III. Editions Alzieu. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-17 – via Malagasy Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Madagascar. "de ravina : feuille, et ala : forêt..."
2. ^ Sargent, Charles Sprague (July 19, 1893). "Musa and Allied Genera". Garden and Forest: A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art and Forestry. 6 (282). Garden and Forest Publishing Company: 306.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Ravenala Adans. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ravenala.

* Madacamp.com/Ravinala

Taxon identifiers

Ravenala|

* Wikidata: Q932196
* Wikispecies: Ravenala
* APDB: 194308
* APNI: 214590
* CoL: 8W323
* EoL: 32056
* EPPO: 1RAVG
* FNA: 128023
* GBIF: 2763094
* GRIN: 10273
* iNaturalist: 68066
* IPNI: 30288244-2
* IRMNG: 1310060
* ITIS: 500533
* NCBI: 4663
* Open Tree of Life: 258501
* PLANTS: RAVEN2
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37349-1
* WFO: wfo-4000032611