Ensete

Ensete superbum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Musaceae
Genus: Ensete
Species: E. glaucum – E. homblei – E. lecongkietii – E. livingstonianum – E. nepalense – E. perrieri – E. superbum – E. ventricosum
Paleospecies: †E. oregonense

Name

• Ensete Bruce ex Horan., Prodr. Monogr. Scitam. 8, 40. (1862)
• Type species: Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman, Kew Bull. 2: 101 (1947 publ. 1948)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mnasium Stackh., Extr. Bruce' s Travels: 18 (1815), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan Regional: Central Africa Burundi, Central African Repu, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal Regional: Sourthetern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand Regional: China China South-Central, Jawa Regional: Indo-China Laos, New Guinea, Vietnam Continental:Australasia Regional:Papuasia New Guinea Introduced into: Gulf of Guinea Is., Juan Fernández Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bruce, J. 1862. Prodromus Monographiae Scitaminearum Additis Nonnullis de Phytographia, de Monocotyleis et Orchideis 8, 40.

Additional references

• Manchester, S.R. 1994. Fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon. Palaeontographica Americana 58: 1–205.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ensete in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar. 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ensete. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 5 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Ensete. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Feb. 2014.

Vernacular names

English: Ethiopian Banana
suomi: Etiopianbanaanit

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