Ravenala madagascariensis

Ravenala madagascariensis, Atsinanana, Madagascar

Ravenala madagascariensis flowers, Manakara, Madagascar

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 madagascariensis

Name

Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn., Voy. Indes Orient. (Sonnerat) 2[ed. quarto]: 223, tt. 124–126; 3(ed. octavo): 244 (1782)

• Typus:
  • Lectotype: The plate numbered 126, representing the typical lax mature infrutescence, in Sonnerat (1782: plate 126); designated by Haevermans & al. (2021).
  • Epitype: H. Humbert [& C.F. Swingle] 5730 (15 September 1928; P-MNHN-P-P02234599; isoepitypes: P(-MNHN-P-P02234602, -MNHN-P-P02234604, -MNHN-P-P02234605)); designated by Haevermans & al. (2021).
• Type locality:
  • Epitype: Madagascar. Fort-Dauphin[Taolagnaro], Forêt de Manantantely, [24°58′ 59.988″S, 46°55′0.012″E, calc. from label], 60–300 m elev.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ravenala madagascariensis J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 567 (1791), isonym
  • Urania madagascariensis (Sonn.) Schreb. ex Forsyth f., Bot. Nomencl.: 212 (1794)
  • Heliconia ravenala Willemet, Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 22 (1796); not accepted by Govaerts (2004) and Haevermans & al. (2021) [cited as Ravenala madagascariensis]
  • Urania speciosa Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 2: 7 (1799); not accepted by Govaerts (2004) and Haevermans & al. (2021) [cited as Ravenala madagascariensis]
    • Type locality: in Madagascariae locis padulosis.
  • Urania ravenala (Willemet) A.Rich., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(Suppl.): 19 (1831); not accepted by Govaerts (2004) and Haevermans & al. (2021) [cited as Ravenala madagascariensis]
• Ravenala madagascariensis Adans., Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 597 (1763), nom. invalid., appearing on page 597, abbreviated in the final index of Adanson’s book as “RAVENALA Madag. Pag. 67”, which can also be construed as referring to Madagascar as a locality.

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

• Sonnerat, P. 1782. Voyage aux Indes orientales et a la Chine: Fait par ordre du Roi, depuis 1774 jusqu'en 1781: Dans lequel on traite des Mœurs, de la Religion, des Sciences & des Arts des Indiens, des Chinois, des Pégouins & des Madégasses; suivi d'Observations sur le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, les Isles de France & de Bourbon, les Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, les Philippines & les Moluques, & de Recherches sur l'Histoire Naturelle de ces Pays. Tome second. Paris. Bibibioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page. 
• Gmelin, J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis. Tomus II, Pars I. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. - pp. i–xl, 1–884. Lipsiae. (G.E. Beer). DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.545 BHL Reference page. 
• Forsyth, Jr., W. 1794. A Botanical nomenclator : containing a systematical arrangement of the classes, orders, genera, and species of plants as described in the new edition of Linnæsus's Systema naturæ, by Dr. Gmelin. 550 pp. London BHL Reference page. 
• Willdenow, C.L. 1799. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 2, pars 1. pp. [1]–823. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 
• 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

• GBIFː Ravenala madagascariensis
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ravenala madagascariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ravenala madagascariensis. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2021.
• IUCN: Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. (Least Concern)
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ravenala madagascariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12 November 2021.

Vernacular names

العربية: موز كاذب
беларуская: Мадагаскарская равенала
български: Дърво на пътешественика
বাংলা: পান্থপাদপ
Deutsch: Baum der Reisenden
English: Travellers Palm
español: Árbol del viajero
suomi: Matkustajainpuu
français: Arbre du voyageur
magyar: Utazók pálmája
íslenska: Ferðamannapálmi
日本語: タビビトノキ
ქართული: მოგზაურთა ხე
मराठी: पांथस्थचे झाड
Nederlands: Reizigersboom
svenska: De resandes träd
தமிழ்: நீர்வாழை
ไทย: กล้วยพัด
Türkçe: Seyyah ağacı
Tiếng Việt: Chuối rẻ quạt

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