Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

 
  • Family : MUSACEAE
    (Banana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KELA FAMILY (केला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Musaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Musa glauca Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Rare, non-stoloniferous plant
  • Key identification features : Stems short, stout; Leaves sessile; Spadix pendulous; bracts many flowered, violet; Fruits oblong, green.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Adapavalasa, Errakonda (Visakhapatnam district)
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 184
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ensete glaucum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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