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Ravenala madagascariensis  Sonn.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 504731

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
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  Common Name(s): traveler's tree [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderZingiberales   
                            FamilyStrelitziaceae   
                               GenusRavenala Adans. – traveler's tree  
                                  SpeciesRavenala madagascariensis Sonn. – traveler's tree  
       

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  Source: Flora of the West Indies website, 2011, database (version 2007)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm   
  Reference for: Ravenala madagascariensis   
       
  Source: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), 2007 - 2011, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/paper.pl?language=en   
  Reference for: Ravenala madagascariensis   
       
  Source: Strelitziaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Ravenala madagascariensis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ravenala madagascariensis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ravenala madagascariensis   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Africa  
    Australia  
    Middle America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Central Pacific Territories, Introduced  
    Mexico, Introduced  
 

 

    

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