Musaceae
From Biodiversity of India
| Taxon level | Family | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxon name | Musaceae | |
| Closely related taxa | ||
| Taxon details | The Musaceae family is native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. As currently circumscribed the family includes either two or three genera (depending upon acceptance of the genus Musella, see below). All of the genera and species are native to the Old World. The largest and most economically important genus in the family is Musa, famous for the banana and plantain. There is ambiguity between some members of Musa and Ensete (CoL 2010 checklist). | Wikipedia, Catalogue of Life 2010 checklist |
| Taxon morphology details | 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. | Wikipedia |
| Species belonging to this taxon | Ensete superbum (Rock banana, Wild plantain) |
Wikipedia (Web): Musaceae, Accessdate=2011-07-11
Catalogue of Life 2010 checklist (Web): Encyclopedia of Life Ensete superbum, Accessdate=2011-07-11
