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Musaceae

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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 with overlapping basal sheaths that form a pseudostem making some members appear to be woody trees. In most treatments, the family has three genera, Musa, Musella and Ensete. Cultivated bananas are commercially important members of the family, and many others are grown as ornamental plants.

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Musaceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, and order Zingiberales. It is classified under the class Liliopsida in some records and Magnoliopsida in others. The family was described by de Jussieu in 1789 and holds an accepted status. Members of this family include bananas and plantains, specifically the species Musa ×sapientum L.

Occurrences of Musaceae have been documented in Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, Peru, and Brazil. These records are held by institutions including INECOL, CAS, BRIT, NY, and CM. The family is referenced by 566 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Musaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderZingiberales
  5. FamilyMusaceae
Observations recorded39,179

General: Musaceae provide bananas Musa ×sapientum L. and plantains

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
213
With media
45
Family
Musaceae
Collections
INECOL, CAS, BRIT, NY, CM, MO
Recorded in
Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Peru, Brazil, Brasil
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Research

3,244 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Musa paradisiaca Blanco1.88.png
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GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=741
taxonomic type
Musa
Commons category
Musaceae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Musaceae
topic's main category
Category:Musaceae
taxon common name
bananovke
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Genera
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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 with overlapping basal sheaths that form a pseudostem making some members appear to be woody trees. In most treatments, the family has three genera, Musa, Musella and Ensete. Cultivated bananas are commercially important members of the family, and many others are grown as ornamental plants.

==Taxonomy==

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