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Musaceae

Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Musaceae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Musaceae de Jussieu
1880Musaceae Ettinghausen p. 393
1985Musostrobocaulon Varadpande
2000Musaceae Mabberley
2008Musaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Musaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderZingiberales
familyMusaceaede Jussieu 1789
familyMusaceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Musaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Haastia Ettingshausen 1887
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Haastia speciosa Ettingshausen 1887
G. Heliconia Linnaeus 1771 [lobster-claw]
G. †Heliconiaites Trivedi and Verma 1972
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Heliconiaites mohgaonensis Trivedi and Verma 1972
G. Musa Linnaeus 1758
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Musa cardiospermum Jain 1964
Musa eocenica Ettinghausen and Gardner 1879
G. †Musocaulon Jain 1964
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Musocaulon indicum Jain 1964
G. †Musophyllum Göppert 1854
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Musophyllum complicatum Lesquereux 1874
Musophyllum indicum Prakash et al. 1979
Musophyllum truncatum Goeppert 1854
Invalid names: Musostrobocaulon Varadpande 1985 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available