Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman belongs to the Musaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Ensete ventricosum, WKindeketa2992--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 013.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Musaceae
Genus
Ensete
Specific Epithet
ventricosum
Authorship
(Welw.) Cheesman
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#130,402 of 335,497
Top 39%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe
-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
Location
Costa Rica, Alajuela (La Paz Waterfall Gardens)
Location Remarks
At La Paz Waterfall gardens
Collectors
No collectors specified
