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ENSETE VENTRICOSUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
Ensete ventricosum
Latin
DEF

A tropical tree-like plant of the family Musaceae. It is also known under the following scientific names: Musa arnoldiana and Musa ensete.

CONT

A relative of the banana that is resistant to disease and draught ... which has inedible seeds but tasty corns and stems ... The edible parts of enset can be boiled like potatoes when young, or pulped and fermented in pits when the plant is older and tougher ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ensete ventricosum
Latin
DEF

Grande plante arbustive tropicale de la famille des Musacées.

Spanish

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