The "banana-families"
[Kress, W. J., Prince, L. M., Hahn, W. J., & Zimmer, E. A. (2001). Unraveling the evolutionary radiation of the families of the Zingiberales using morphological and molecular evidence. ''Systematic Biology'', 50(6), 926-944. http://download.bioon.com.cn/view/upload/month_0904/20090404_900a6eeb398e881150a8ch7lGaprEVwR.attach.pdf][Kress, W.J. & Specht, C.D. 2005. Between Cancer and Capricorn: Phylogeny, evolution and ecology of the primarily tropical Zingiberales. ''Biol. Skr.'' 55: 459-478. ISSN 0366-3612. ISBN 87-7304- 304-4. [Pp. 459-478, in Friis, I., y Balslev, H. (eds), ''Proceedings of a Symposium on Plant Diversity and Complexity Patterns - Local, Regional and Global Dimensions''. Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen.] http://spechtlab.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/spechtlab/publications/12%20Kress%20and%20Specht%202005.pdf ] or banana group
[Kress, W. J. (1990). The phylogeny and classification of the Zingiberales. ''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'', 698-721. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2399669][Andersson, L. (1998). «Strelitziaceae». In: K. Kubitzki. ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. IV. Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons. Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae).'' Berlin: Springer-Verlag. pp. 451-454.] is a basal paraphyletic assemblage in the order
Zingiberales
The Zingiberales are flowering plants forming one of four orders in the commelinids clade of monocots, together with its sister order, Commelinales. The order includes 68 genera and 2,600 species. Zingiberales are a unique though morphological ...
(
Monocotyledoneae) that comprises
Musaceae
Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...
(the banana family),
Lowiaceae
''Orchidantha'' is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae, as the sole genus. It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera ''Lowia'' and ''Protamomum''.
''Orchidantha'' remains a poor ...
,
Strelitziaceae
The Strelitziaceae comprise a family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, very similar in appearance and growth habit to members of the related families Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (banana family). The three genera with seven sp ...
, and
Heliconiaceae.
These taxa differentiate from the "
ginger-families" derived clade by their plesiomorphic state of five or six fertile stamens,
[Judd et al. 2007. Zingiberales. In: ''Plant Systematics. A Phylogenetic Approach'' 3rd edition. Sinauer. pp. 301-302] and generally have large banana-like
leaves that are easily torn
between secondary veins.
Morphologically, this is a more homogeneous group than the "
ginger-families" clade.
In the past the banana families were often combined into the single family
Musaceae
Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...
.
Musaceae
Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...
)
Ensete (4731675777).jpg, ''Ensete'' (Musaceae
Musaceae is a family of flowering plants composed of three genera with about 91 known species, placed in the order Zingiberales. The family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The plants have a large herbaceous growth habit with leaves ...
)
Ravenala madagascariensis 1.jpg, ''Ravenala madagascariensis'' (Strelitziaceae
The Strelitziaceae comprise a family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, very similar in appearance and growth habit to members of the related families Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (banana family). The three genera with seven sp ...
)
Ave del paraíso (15439423919).jpg, ''Strelitzia'' (Strelitziaceae
The Strelitziaceae comprise a family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, very similar in appearance and growth habit to members of the related families Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (banana family). The three genera with seven sp ...
)
Heliconia 000.JPG, ''Heliconia'' ( Heliconiaceae)
Orchidantha maxillarioides BotGardBln07122011B.jpg, ''Orchidantha'' (Lowiaceae
''Orchidantha'' is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III system, it is placed in the family Lowiaceae, as the sole genus. It includes the plants in the formerly recognised genera ''Lowia'' and ''Protamomum''.
''Orchidantha'' remains a poor ...
)
See also
*
Ginger-families ("Core Zingiberales")
*
Zingiberales
The Zingiberales are flowering plants forming one of four orders in the commelinids clade of monocots, together with its sister order, Commelinales. The order includes 68 genera and 2,600 species. Zingiberales are a unique though morphological ...
*
Monocotyledoneae
Bibliography
Zingiberales
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