Musaceae

Ensete Bruce ex Horan.

First published in Prodr. Monogr. Scitam.: 40 (1862)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa to Tropical & Subtropical Asia.

Descriptions

Musaceae, J.M.Lock. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1993

Morphology General Habit
Perennial giant herbs from an unbranched corm-like base
Note
Whole plant dying after flowering
Morphology Leaves
Leaves very large; sheaths imbricate, forming a pseudostem.
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Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0