Musa ensete J.F. Gmel.
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheeseman
Ethiopian banana, false banana, ensete, Abyssinian banana
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Ensete edule Bruce ex Horan.
Musa ensete J.F. Gmel.
Musa ensete J.F. Gmel.
8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia 
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 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| 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 | The banana family—Musa may derive from Arabic mauz (موز), “fruit” |
| Genus | Ensete | From Ge‘ez እንሰት, ”false banana“ |
| Species | ventricosum | Having a swelling on one side |
Ensete ventricosum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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