Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman

NZOR Identifier: b107cfd5-4731-40b8-b42d-1632d1b9f5a8

Status

Synonym of Musella lasiocarpa C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li (NZOR Concept Id 2319f391-c1c7-4889-8786-132f7edeadd1)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Zingiberales
family
Musaceae
genus
Ensete
species
Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman

Providers

Scientific Name

Authority
(Franch.) Cheesman
Rank
species
Published in
Cheesman, E.E. 1948 ("1947"): Classification of the bananas. Kew Bulletin 2(2): 97–106.
Micro-reference (page)
102
Year
1947
Basionym
Musa lasiocarpa Franch.
Nomenclatural Comment
From an online comment (https://www.tropicalbritain.co.uk/ensete-lasiocarpum.html) Jan 2023: Ensete lasiocarpum was moved to the genus Ensete in 2010 based on analysis of DNA sequence evidence which showed a shared chromosome number (2n=18) with Ensete. This taxonomical work by Ai-Zhong Liu, W. John Kress and De-Zhu Li was later questioned and challenged by H. W. Li who asserted its unique morphological characteristics. The taxonomic status - always something of an issue when it comes to bananas - was made more complex by the discovery in 2002 of a population in Vietnam which was originally given the name Musella splendida but which was subsequently subsumed into this genus.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
998b9b45-56cc-4a24-b740-85b1d6d8fafc
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Ensete (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Musella lasiocarpa C.Y.Wu ex H.W.Li (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

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