Musaceae FAMILY
Ensete ventricosum
Ensete ventricosum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ensete ventricosum is a Evergreen Perennial up to 6.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeN. Africa - Ethiopia.
HabitatOpen mountain forests[ 166 Title The Milder Garden. Publication Author Taylor. J. Publisher Dent Year 1990 ISBN Description A good book on plants that you didn't know could be grown outdoors in Britain. ].