MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE


Sorting Ensete names


Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :




Ensete gilletii De Wild.

SYNONYM(S) :  Ensete elephantorum  (K. Schum. & Warb.) Cheesman, Ensete religiosum (Dyb.) Cheesman, Musa dybowskii De Wild., nomen nudum, Musa elephantorum K. Schum. &  Warb. ex K. Schum., Musa gilletii De Wild., Musa martretiana A. Chev., nom. nud., Musa riperti A. Chevalier, nom. nud., Musa procera A. Chev., Musa schweinfurthii sensu Hutchinson & Dalziel

ENGLISH :  Angola ensete, Malawi ensete, Sierra Leone ensete.

RUSSIAN :  Энсета Жилле   Enseta Zhille.

There is a little confusion about the relationships between this species and some of its synonyms, those of E. livingstonianum in particular.
Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Ensete agharkarii (Chakravorti) Hore, Ensete calospermum (F. J. H. von Mueller) E. E. Cheesman, Ensete giganteum (Kuntze) T. Nakai, Ensete nepalensis (Wall.) Cheesman, Ensete wilsonii (W. J. Tutcher) E. E. Cheesman, Musa agharkarii A. K. Chakravorti, Musa calosperma F. J. H. von Mueller, Musa gigantea C. E. O. Kuntze, Musa glauca Roxb., Musa nepalensis Wall., Musa troglodytarum L. var. dolioliformis Blanco, Musa wilsonii Tutcher

BURMESE :       (hpi:kram: nghat--pyau:),     (nat nghak-pyau:)  Nat-nget-pyaw, Shew-kyin-hnget-pyaw.

CHINESE :  大树头芭蕉  Da shu tou ba jiao (as M. wilsonii), 树头芭蕉  Shu tou ba jiao (as M. wilsonii),  象 头蕉  Xiang tou jiao (as E. wilsonii),  象腿蕉  Xiang tui jiao (as E. glaucum), 野芭蕉  Ye ba jiao (as M. wilsonii).

DANISH : Nepal-banan.

DUTCH : Nepal-banaan.

ENGLISH :  Giant Nepal banana, Nepal banana, Seeded sweet banana, Snow banana, Wild banana, Wilson's banana.

FRENCH :  Banane du Népal, Banane népalaise, Ensète géant.

GERMAN :  Elefantenbanane, Nepal-Banane, Schneebanane.

ITALIAN : Banana del Nepal.

JAPANESE :    エンセテ・グラウカム  Ensete guraukamu,   ス ノーバナナ  Sunoo banana.

MALAY : Pisang pidak (Java).

NEPALESE :  Ban kera.

PORTUGUESE : Banana do Nepal.

RUSSIAN :   Банан Уильсона Banan Uil'sona (as M. wilsonii),  Энсета сизая  Enseta sizaia.

SPANISH :  Banana de nieve, Banano de las nieves, Banano de Nepal, Banano nepalés.

THAI :  อะ แพละ A-phae-la (Karen), กล้วย หัวโต Kluai huato (Bangkok),  กล้วยนวล Kluai nuan (Northern), กล้วยศาสนา Klau satsana (Chiang Mai), กล้วย โทน Kluai thon, กล้วยญวน  Kluai yuan.

VIETNAMESE :   Chuối bạc hà, Chuối cô đơn.


Ensete homblei (J. Bequaert ex De Wild.) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa homblei J. Bequaert ex E. A. J. De Wild

ENGLISH : Small-leaved ensete, Small-seeded ensete, Zambia ensete.

RUSSIAN :  Энсета Хомбла   Enseta khombla.
Ensete lasiocarpum (Franch.) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa lasiocarpa Franch., Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) H. W. Li, Musella lasiocarpa (Franch.) C. Y. Wu ex H.-W. Li

CHINESE :  地涌金莲  Di yong jin lian (as Musella lasiocarpa).

ENGLISH :  Chinese dwarf banana, Chinese yellow banana, Rough hairy-fruited banana.

GERMAN :  Yunnan-Zwergbanane.

JAPANESE : ムセラ・ラシオカルパ  Musera rashiokarupa,  チヨウキンレン,  チユウキンレン  , チャイニーズイエローバナナ

RUSSIAN :  Банан шершавоплодный  Banan shershavoplodnyj.
 


Ensete livingstonianum (J. Kirk) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Ensete gilletii (De Wild.) Cheesman, Ensete religiosum Cheesman, nom. inval., Musa chevalieri Gagnep., Musa gilletii De Wild., Musa livingstoniana J.Kirk, Musa religiosa Dyb.


There is a little confusion about the relationships between this species and some of its synonyms, those of E. gilletii in particular.



Ensete perrieri (Claverie) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa perrieri Claverie

CATALAN :  Banana malgaix.

ENGLISH :  Madagascar banana.

FRENCH :  Ensète de Madagascar.

RUSSIAN :  Энсета Перрье  Enseta Perr'e.

SPANISH :  Banana de Madagascar.


Ensete religiosum (Dybowski) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa dybowski De Wild., Musa religiosa Dybowski


May be a synonym of E. livingstonianum.
Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa superba Roxb.

CHINESE :  野生岩蕉

ENGLISH :  Cliff banana, Rock banana, Wild plantain.

FRENCH :  Banane superbe, Ensète superbe de Thailand.

GERMAN :  Felsenbanane.

HINDI :  जंगली केला  Jungli kela.

JAPANESE :  ロックバナナ  Rokkubanana.

 KANNADA :  ಕಾಡು ಬಾಳೆ   Kaadu baale,  ಕಲ್ಲು ಬಾಳೆ   Kallu baale

MALAYALAM :  കല്ല് വാഴ   Kall vazha.

MARATHI :  चवेणी  Chaveni, रानकेळ   Raankel .

RUSSIAN :  Энсета индийская  Enseta indiiskaia.

SANSKRIT :  बहुजा   Bahuja.

TAMIL :  கல்வாழை   Kalvalai,  காட்டுவாழை   Kattuvalai

TELUGU :  అడవి అరటి   Adavi arati.

THAI :  กล้วย ผา  Kluai pha (Northern Thailand).



Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

SYNONYM(S) :  Ensete arnoldianum (De Wild.) Cheesman,  Ensete davyae (O. Stapf) E. E. Cheesman, Ensete edule Horaninow,  Ensete edule Bruce ex Horan., Musa ensete J.F. Gmel. , Musa arnoldiana De Wild.,  Musa davyae O. Stapf  , Musa schweinfurthii K. M. Schumann & O. Warburg ex K. M. Schumann, Musa ventricosa Welw.

CATALAN :  Bananer d'Abissínia.

CHINESE :  埃塞俄比亚香蕉  Ai sai e bi ya xiang jiao ,   阿比尼西亚红脉蕉  A bi ni xi ya hong mai jiao.

DANISH : Abessinsk banan.

DUTCH : Ensete, Enset.

ENGLISH : Abyssinian banana, Abyssinian plantain, Bruce's banana, False banana, Wild banana.

FINNISH : Etiopianbanaani.

FRENCH: Bananier d'Abyssinie, Bananier ensete, , Ensète, Ensête.

GERMAN : Abessinische Banane, Bruce-Banane, Ensete.

HINDI :  इथियोपिया के केले   Ithiyopiyaa ke kele.

ITALIAN : Banano d'Abissinia.

JAPANESE :   アビシニアンバナナ  Abishinian banana.

PORTUGUESE : Bananeira-da-Abissinia, Bananeira-de-jardim (Brazil).

RUSSIAN :  Абиссинский банан  Abissinskij banan,   Энсета вздутая  Enseta vedutaia .

SPANISH :  Banana de Abisinia,  Banana grueso, Platano de Abisinia, Platano gigante.



Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Green Stripe' 

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa ensete J. F. Gmel. 'Green Stripe'


Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Maurelii' 

SYNONYM(S) :   Musa maurelii Hort. ,  Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Tandarra Red' 

ENGLISH : Red Abyssinian banana, Red-leaved Abyssinian banana.

FRENCH :  Ensète d'Abyssinie à feuilles panachées.

ITALIAN :  Banano rosato.



Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman 'Red Stripe' 

SYNONYM(S) :  Musa ensete J. F. Gmel. 'Red Stripe'



 


HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Ensete Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database   (M.M.P.N.D)  - A Work in Progress. Published by The University of Melbourne. Australia.
< http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Ensete.html > (2011).

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography
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REFERENCES
Online
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REFERENCES
Specific & complementary





Biodiversity International, 2011, New address: < http://bananas.bioversityinternational.org/en/databases-mainmenu-42.html >.

Constantine David R. , 2008,  An annotated list of the species of Ensete, Musa and Musella.  < http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~drc/musaceae.htm >, < http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~drc/ensete_home.htm#Species >.

The Plant List, 2010. A Working list of all plant species. Version 1, released in December 2010. Collaborative project by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. < http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Ensete >.



Contributors to this page (Personal communication) :  Dinesh Valke.


 


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