Jangli Kela / Rock Banana
Ensete superbum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Jangli Kela
Identify Jangli Kela 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: Swollen bulbous base, grows on rocky cliffs (rock banana).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Musaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jangli Kela.
Plant Details
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली केला jangli kela
- Tamil
- கல்வாழை kal-valai, காட்டுவாழை kattu-valai, மலைவாழை malai-valai, Kalluvazhai
- Telugu
- అడవి అరటి adavi arati
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟಬಾಳೆ bettabale, ಕಾಡುಬಾಳೆ kaadubale, ಕಲ್ಲುಬಾಳೆ kallubale, Kalbale
- Malayalam
- കല്ലുവാഴ kalluvazha, കാട്ടുവാഴ kattuvazha, മലവാഴ malavazha, കല്ലുവാഴ ತ
- Marathi
- चवेणी chaveni, कावदर kavadara, रानकेळ raankel, रानकेळ
- Sanskrit
- बहुबीजा
About Jangli Kela
A member of the Musaceae family, Rock banana (Ensete superbum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 4 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Musaceae
Banana family
Jangli Kela belongs to the Musaceae family.
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