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Ensete (ensete)

Synonyms: Mnasium; Musella

Wikipedia Abstract

Ensete is a genus of monocarpic flowering plants native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. It is one of the two genera in the banana family, Musaceae, and includes the false banana or enset (E. ventricosum), an economically important food crop in Ethiopia.
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Species

Ensete glaucum (Attributes)
Ensete homblei (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Ensete lecongkietii (Orphan Banana) (Endangered)
Ensete livingstonianum (Wild Banana) (Attributes)
Ensete perrieri (Madagascar Banana) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Ensete superbum (Attributes)
Ensete ventricosum (Abyssinian banana) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0