Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Musa livingstoniana J.Kirk in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 128 (1865)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ensete elephantorum (K.Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman in Kew Bull. 2: 102 (1947 publ. 1948)
- Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman in Kew Bull. 2: 103 (1947 publ. 1948)
- Ensete religiosum (J.Dyb.) Cheesman in Kew Bull. 2: 103 (1947 publ. 1948)
- Musa chevalieri Gagnep. in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 87 (1908)
- Musa elephantorum K.Schum. & Warb. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 45: 14 (1900)
- Musa gilletii De Wild. in Rev. Cult. Colon. 8: 102 (1900)
- Musa religiosa J.Dyb. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 72: 262 (1900)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Ensete gilletii.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevalier, Aug. [5446] | K000099675 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
| Chevalier, Aug. [5446] | K000099676 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
| Kirk, J. [s.n.], Malawi | K000975139 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Mahon, J. [s.n.], Malawi | K000975140 | Yes | |||
| Jan 1, 1924 | Mildbraed, G.W.J. [9337], Cameroon | Musa chevalieri | K000480833 | Yes | |
| Mildbraed, G.W.J. [9156], Cameroon | Musa chevalieri | K000480834 | Yes | ||
| Mar 1, 2000 | Pollard, B.J. [329], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | K000678193 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Keay, R.W.J. [28003], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480821 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Keay, R.W.J. [28003], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480818 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Keay, R.W.J. [28003], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480820 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Russell [14987], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | K000480829 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Keay, R.W.J. [28003], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480822 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Russell [14987], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | K000480828 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1963 | Keay, R.W.J. [28003], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480819 | No | |
| Jan 1, 1963 | Deighton, F.C. [2582], Sierra Leone | Ensete gilletii | K000480825 | No | |
| Jan 1, 1963 | Onochie, C.F.A. [35747], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480824 | No | |
| Feb 12, 1926 | Tieserant, R.P. [s.n.], Central African Republic | Ensete gilletii | K000480830 | No | |
| Keay, R.W.J. [28003], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | 19000.000 | No | ||
| Russell, T.A. [14987], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | 19001.000 | No | ||
| Baker, R.E.D. [20], Kenya | Ensete gilletii | 19002.000 | No | ||
| Deighton, F.C. [2582], Sierra Leone | Ensete gilletii | 22180.000 | No | ||
| Hepper, F.N. [1546], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | 22807.000 | No | ||
| Hepper, F.N. [1546], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | 22808.000 | No | ||
| Onochie, C.F.A. [35747], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | 26298.000 | No | ||
| Tomlinson, Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | 6954.000 | No | ||
| Schweinfurth, G. [130] | Ensete gilletii | K000099677 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Schweinfurth, G. [130] | Ensete gilletii | K000099678 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Schnell [7319], Guinea | Ensete gilletii | K000480817 | No | ||
| Morton, J.K. [2150], Sierra Leone | Ensete gilletii | K000480826 | No | ||
| Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [10039], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | K000480831 | No | ||
| Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [10039], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | K000480832 | No | ||
| Morton, J.K. [2150], Sierra Leone | Ensete gilletii | K000480827 | No | ||
| Freeman, W.G. [49], Nigeria | Ensete gilletii | K000480823 | No | ||
| Pollard, B.J. [329], Cameroon | Ensete gilletii | 77444.000 | No | ||
| Gossweiler, J. [4715], Angola | Musa gilletii | K000480814 | No |
Sources
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0