Ensete glaucum
Snow Banana
Also known as: Musa calosperma F.Muell. +2 more
- Musa calosperma F.Muell.
- Musa glauca Roxb.
- Musa troglodytarum subsp. dolioformis Blanco
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Musaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a herbaceous tree.
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Ensete glaucum (commonly known as Snow Banana) is a tree belonging to the Musaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
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