Native to Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Gulf of Guinea Is., Jawa, Juan Fernández Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Kindeketa, W 2992

January 24, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe (Swaya)

-9.035833, 33.569722

Location Remarks

Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

March 1, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, Alajuela (La Paz Waterfall Gardens)

Location Remarks

At La Paz Waterfall gardens

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Musaceae

Genus

Ensete

Specific Epithet

ventricosum

Authorship

(Welw.) Cheesman

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#130,402 of 335,497

Top 39%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →