Ensete ventricosum
Abyssinian Banana, Abyssinian Banana
Other regional names: Enset +2 more
- Enset
- Ethiopian Banana
- False Banana
Also known as: Ensete arnoldianum (De Wild.) Cheesman +18 more
- Ensete arnoldianum (De Wild.) Cheesman
- Ensete bagshawei (Rendle & Greves) Cheesman
- Ensete buchananii (Baker) Cheesman
- Ensete davyae (Stapf) Cheesman
- Ensete edule Bruce ex Horan.
- Ensete fecundum (Stapf) Cheesman
- Ensete holstii (K.Schum.) Cheesman
- Ensete laurentii (De Wild.) Cheesman
- Ensete proboscideum (Oliv.) Cheesman
- Ensete ruandense (De Wild.) Cheesman
- Ensete rubronervatum (De Wild.) Cheesman
- Ensete schweinfurthii (K.Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman
- Ensete ulugurense (Warb. & Moritz) Cheesman
- Ensete ventricosum var. montbeliardii (Bois) Cufod.
- Mnasium theophrasti Pritz.
- Musa africana W.Bull
- Musa arnoldiana De Wild.
- Musa arnoldiana DeWild.
- Musa bagshawei Rendle & Greves
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Musaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a herbaceous tree.
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Ensete ventricosum (commonly known as Abyssinian Banana) is a tree belonging to the Musaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Gulf of Guinea Is., Jawa, Juan Fernández Is.