Musaceae
Abyssinian banana
Ensete ventricosum
- Family
- Musaceae
- Genus
- Ensete
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Common names
By language (15)
- Afrikaans
- Wildepiesang
- Arabic
- موز الحبشة
- arz
- موز الحبشه
- Catalan
- Bananer d'Abissínia, Bananer d'Etiòpia, Ensete, Falsa banana
- Chinese
- 粗柄象腿蕉, 矮生象腿蕉, 阿比西尼亞香蕉
- English
- Abyssinian banana
- Finnish
- Etiopianbanaani
- Ganda
- Ekitembe
- German
- Zierbanane, Abessinische Banane
- Hungarian
- Abesszin banán
- Japanese
- エンセーテ
- Kinyarwanda
- Igitembe
- Persian
- موز اتیوپی
- Somali
- Muuska Itoobiya
- Tamil
- பெரிய வாழை
Synonyms
- 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.
- Musa africana W.Bull
- Musa arnoldiana De Wild.
- Musa bagshawei Rendle & Greves
- Musa buchananii Baker
- Musa davyae Stapf
- Musa ensete J.F.Gmel.
- Musa ensete var. montbeliardii Bois
- 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. ex K.Schum.
- Musa ulugurensis Warb. & Moritz
- Musa ventricosa Welw.
Photos
FruitPhoto: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vítor Jorge, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Wyse, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grete Pasch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.