✿Musaceae · Ensete
Jangli Kela / Rock Banana
Ensete superbum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
Rock Banana (Ensete superbum) is a herb belonging to the Musaceae family (Banana family). Members of this family are generally characterised by spiral large entire leaves, large terminal spike with bracts flower clusters, berry (banana) fruit. It is typically found in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. Its conservation status has been assessed as NT.
Botanical family
Musaceae
Banana family
Jangli Kela belongs to the Musaceae family.
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