Ensete ventricosum

Ensete ventricosum
Ensete ventricosum, by Walter Hood Fitch (1861)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Ensete
Species:
E. ventricosum
Binomial name
Ensete ventricosum
Synonyms[2]
  • 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. [Invalid]
  • Musa arnoldiana De Wild.
  • Musa bagshawei Rendle & Greves
  • Musa buchananii Baker
  • Musa davyae Stapf
  • Musa ensete J.F.Gmel.
  • Musa fecunda Stapf
  • Musa holstii K.Schum.
  • Musa kaguna Chiov.
  • Musa laurentii De Wild.
  • Musa martretiana A.Chev.
  • Musa proboscidea Oliv.
  • Musa ruandensis De Wild.
  • Musa rubronervata De Wild.
  • Musa schweinfurthii K.Schum. & Warb.
  • Musa ulugurensis Warb. & Moritz
  • Musa ventricosa Welw.

Ensete ventricosum, commonly known as enset or ensete, Ethiopian banana, Abyssinian banana,[3] pseudo-banana, false banana and wild banana,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the banana family Musaceae. The domesticated form of the plant is cultivated only in Ethiopia, where it provides the staple food for approximately 20 million people.[5][6] The name Ensete ventricosum was first published in the Kew Bulletin[7] 1947, p. 101. Its synonyms include Musa arnoldiana De Wild., Musa ventricosa Welw. and Musa ensete J. F. Gmelin.[8] In its wild form, it is native to the eastern edge of the Great African Plateau, extending northwards from South Africa through Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to Ethiopia, and west to the Congo, being found in high-rainfall forests on mountains, and along forested ravines and streams.[5]

  1. ^ Williams, E. (2017). "Ensete ventricosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22486245A22486942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22486245A22486942.en. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species".
  3. ^ "Ensete ventricosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Ensete ventricosum". PlantZAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Wilkin, Paul; Demissew, Sebsebe; Willis, Kathy; Woldeyes, Feleke; Davis, Aaron P.; Molla, Ermias L.; Janssens, Steven; Kallow, Simon; Berhanu, Admas (2019). "Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple". Annals of Botany. 123 (5): 747–766. doi:10.1093/aob/mcy214. PMC 6526316. PMID 30715125.
  6. ^ "A 'banana falsa' que pode ser solução para alimentar milhões". BBC News Brasil.
  7. ^ Cheesman, E. E. (1947). "Classification of the bananas". Kew Bulletin. 2 (2): 97–106. doi:10.2307/4109206. JSTOR 4109206. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ Wikipedia DE[circular reference]