Typification and check-list of Ensete Horan. names (Musaceae) with nomenclatural notes

[摘要] AllthenamesacceptedinthegenusEnseteHoran.arelistedandtypificationssupplemented.AllEnsetenameshaveoriginallybeendescribedasbelongingtothegenusMusaL.Altogether,37nameswerefound,thefossilEnseteoregonenseexcluded,36speciesandvarietyareconsidered.Currently,eightspeciesarerecognised,i.e.E.agharkarii,E.gilletii,E.glaucum,E.holstii,E.homblei,E.perrieri,E.superbumandE.ventricosum,andonevariety,E.glaucumvar.wilsoniicomb.nov.Ofthenames,eightareillegitimate,andthreedubious.AgreatconfusionseemstobeconnectedwithE.ventricosum,whichisindigenousinAfrica.Weconsiderthat14namesaresynonymouswithit.Asherbariumspecimensoftypematerialareoftenofbadqualityandsometimescompletelyundiscoveredorperhapslostcompletely,sometypificationisbasedonthedrawings.Inthisarticle,nineMusanames,currentlyincludedinEnsete,arelectotypified.

[学科分类] 植物学

[关键词] Ensete;Musa;Musella;Musaceae;typification;Ensete;Musa;Musella;Musaceae;typification