Musaceae
Ensete

Ensete homblei (Bequaert ex De Wild.) Cheesman

First published in Kew Bull. 2: 103 (1947 publ. 1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. DR Congo to N. Zambia. It is a herbaceous tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schmitz [4766], Congo, DRC 22340.000 No
Schmitz [4766], Congo, DRC 22341.000 No
Paterson, K.R. [3062A], Zambia 22654.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3062], Zambia 22655.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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