Banana-families

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The "banana-families" [1] [2] or banana group [3] [4] is a basal paraphyletic assemblage in the order Zingiberales (Monocotyledoneae) that comprises Musaceae (the banana family), Lowiaceae, Strelitziaceae, and Heliconiaceae. [1] [2] These taxa differentiate from the "ginger-families" derived clade by their plesiomorphic state of five or six fertile stamens, [1] [2] [5] and generally have large banana-like [1] [2] leaves that are easily torn [5] between secondary veins.

Morphologically, this is a more homogeneous group than the "ginger-families" clade. [2] In the past the banana families were often combined into the single family Musaceae. [3] [1] [2]

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Bibliography

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Kress, W. John (1990). "The Phylogeny and Classification of the Zingiberales". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 77 (4): 698–721. doi:10.2307/2399669. ISSN   0026-6493.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 Judd et al. 2007. Zingiberales. In: Plant Systematics. A Phylogenetic Approach 3rd edition. Sinauer. pp. 301-302


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