†Ensete oregonense Manchester and Kress 1993
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Full reference: S. R. Manchester and W. J. Kress. 1993. Fossil bananas (Musaceae): Ensete oregonense sp. nov. from the Eocene of western North America and its phytogeographic significance. American Journal of Botany 80(11):1264-1272
Belongs to Ensete according to S. R. Manchester and W. J. Kress 1993
Sister taxon: Ensete goldianum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Clarno Nut Beds (UF collection), which is in an Uintan terrestrial siliciclastic in the Clarno Formation of Oregon
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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