Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman

 
  • Family : MUSACEAE
    (Banana Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KELA FAMILY (केला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Musaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chowani, Kawder, Rankel (Marathi)
    • Kalluvazha, Malavazha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist deciduous and Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Frequent on steep rocky slopes
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Amravati district, Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district, Kolhapur district, Nashik district, Pune district, Raigad district, Satara district, Thane district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Literature :
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ensete superbum. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

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