Musaceae
Ensete

Ensete livingstonianum (J.Kirk) Cheesman

First published in Kew Bull. 2: 101 (1947 publ. 1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Malawi. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.

Seed Collection Guides

  • Cantu, S. 2013. Ensetelivingstonianum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. . Downloaded on 17 September 2013.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mahon, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000975140 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000975139 Type Yes
Chevalier, Aug. [5446] K000099675 Isosyntype Yes
Chevalier, Aug. [5446] K000099676 Type 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 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Keay, R.W.J. [28003] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480819 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Russell [14987] Cameroon Ensete gilletii K000480828 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Keay, R.W.J. [28003] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480822 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Keay, R.W.J. [28003] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480818 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Keay, R.W.J. [28003] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480820 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Russell [14987] Cameroon Ensete gilletii K000480829 Yes
Oct 1, 1963 Keay, R.W.J. [28003] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480821 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Deighton, F.C. [2582] Sierra Leone Ensete gilletii K000480825 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Onochie, C.F.A. [35747] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480824 Yes
Feb 12, 1926 Tieserant, R.P. [s.n.] Central African Republic Ensete gilletii K000480830 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1546] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K:SPC-22807.000 No
Russell, T.A. [14987] Cameroon Ensete gilletii K:SPC-19001.000 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [10039] Cameroon Ensete gilletii K000480831 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1546] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K:SPC-22808.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28003] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K:SPC-19000.000 No
Morton, J.K.; Jarr [2150] Sierra Leone Ensete gilletii K000480826 Yes
Baker, R.E.D. [20] Kenya Ensete gilletii K:SPC-19002.000 No
Tomlinson Nigeria Ensete gilletii K:SPC-06954.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [130] Ensete gilletii K000099677 Type Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [130] Ensete gilletii K000099678 Type Yes
Freeman, W.G. [49] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K000480823 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [35747] Nigeria Ensete gilletii K:SPC-26298.000 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [10039] Cameroon Ensete gilletii K000480832 Yes
Schnell [7319] Guinea Ensete gilletii K000480817 Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Konde; Toh [329] Cameroon Ensete gilletii K:SPC-77444.000 No
Morton, J.K.; Jarr [2150] Sierra Leone Ensete gilletii K000480827 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2582] Sierra Leone Ensete gilletii K:SPC-22180.000 No
Gossweiler, J. [4715] Angola Musa gilletii K000480814 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0