The "banana-families"/banana group is: a basal paraphyletic assemblage in the: order Zingiberales (Monocotyledoneae) that comprises Musaceae (the banana family), Lowiaceae, Strelitziaceae, and Heliconiaceae. These taxa differentiate from the——"ginger-families" derived clade by, "their plesiomorphic state of five." Or six fertile stamens. And generally have large banana-like leaves that are easily torn between secondary veins.
Morphologically, this is a more homogeneous group than the "ginger-families" clade. In the past the banana families were often combined into the single family Musaceae.
- Banana-families
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Musa (Musaceae) -
Ensete (Musaceae) -
Ravenala madagascariensis (Strelitziaceae) -
Strelitzia (Strelitziaceae) -
Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) -
Orchidantha (Lowiaceae)
See also※
- Ginger-families ("Core Zingiberales")
- Zingiberales
- Monocotyledoneae
Bibliography※
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- ^ Judd et al. 2007. Zingiberales. In: Plant Systematics. A Phylogenetic Approach 3rd edition. Sinauer. pp. 301-302
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