Ensete oregonense

Ensete oregonense S. R. Manchester & W. J. Kress, American Journal of Botany, Vol. 80, No. 11 : 1264-1272 (1993).

Accepted name

Ensete oregonense S. R. Manchester & W. J. Kress, American Journal of Botany, Vol. 80, No. 11 : 1264-1272 (1993).

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Authorities Manchester & Kress 1993.
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References Manchester & Kress 1993.
Comments From the abstract:

"Fossil seeds of Ensete, a genus presently native to Asia and Africa, have been recovered from the middle Eocene of Oregon, confirming the presence of Musaceae in the North American Tertiary. The seed of Ensete oregonense sp. nov. is operculate, with a well-defined micropylar collar, a pronounced chalazal chamber, and a wide hilar cavity. Ensete oregonense is significant [] as the first unequivocal fossil record of Ensete and of Musaceae. Although the Musaceae are currently native only to the Old World tropics, this discovery establishes that the family was present in North America about 43 million years ago".

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