✿Musaceae · Ensete
Snow Banana
Ensete glaucum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering
- June-August
How to identify Snow Banana
Identify Snow Banana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Waxy blue-grey leaves, dies after fruiting once (snow banana).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
- Confirm it sits within the Musaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Snow Banana.
Plant Details
Local Names
- Tamil
- என்ஸெட்டெ கிளாக்கம்
About Snow Banana
Snow Banana (Ensete glaucum) belongs to the Musaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. Flowering and fruiting run from June to August.
Botanical family
Musaceae
Banana family
Snow Banana belongs to the Musaceae family.
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