Ensete superbum
(Roxb.) Cheesman
Cliff banana
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Flowers, Root, Rhizome, Flower stalk, Leaf-sheaths, Stem, Seed
The sprouting buds, young fruits, and flowering stalk are eaten as vegetables. The roots are dried, powdered, and made into flour for bread. The flower stalk without leaves, rolled up leaf sheaths, and seeds are also consumed. Young fruits can be pickled.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on steep slopes of hills in the Pune district in India. It can be on limestone cliffs.
Asia, India*, Indonesia, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Singapore,
How to Identify
A banana like plant. It is a large herb. It has a false stem 4 m tall. The leaves are 3.3 m long by 1 m wide. The fruit spikes are 1.3 m long. They droop. The bracts are red and round. There are 20-30 flowers on a spike. The fruit are oblong and 3 sided berries. They are 7 cm long. The seeds are a flattened round shape.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds. They can also be grown from the rhizome.
Medicinal Uses
The roots are dried and powdered to make flour.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ensete superbum is a species of banana from India.
Other Information
Leaves are sold in local markets.
Notes
There are 10 Ensete species.
Names & Synonyms
Bankel, Bankela, Chavan, Chaveli-keli, Chaveni, Chowani, Colon, Janglikela, Jangali keli, Kardai, Kaudar, Kawdari, Kopak, Lobong keng tong, Malai vazhai, Namninyah, Napkhoi, Pisang ensete besar, Raanmel, Rai keli, Rankel, Rankela, Rankele, Sai suo mot, Sai-su, Saisuang, Saisuong, Thaliphang yasong
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