Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman
- Common Name: Cliff Banana
- Family: Musaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Western Ghats, Anaimalai Hills and other parts of peninsular India
- Uses: fruit and seed are used in the Ayurveda to treat diabetes, leucorrhea, kidney stones, bladder infections2
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
Accession Data:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Musaceae
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Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: India /
References (external):
- Kumar, Jaishanker, Annamalai, Iyer; Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman: a rare medicinal plant in urgent need of conservation - Current Science, Vol. 98, No. 5, 10 March 2010
- Jungle Garden
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Tuesday, 16 July, 2019.
data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:10:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]