Ensete ventricosum (Ethiopian banana)

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Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheeseman

Ethiopian banana, abyssinian banana, false banana, ensete

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Zingiberidae	Gingers and related plants
Order	Zingiberales	Ginger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal, myoga, bananas, arrowroot, and others
Family	Musaceae
Genus	Ensete
Species	ventricosum

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Ensete edule Bruce ex Horan.

Musa ensete J.F. Gmel.

Ensete ventricosum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia
≈ 31 × 47" (79 × 119 cm)

The ensete is the large green and purple leaves. Also present are varietes of celosia and coleus. · 8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia