✿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
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.
Botanical family
Musaceae
Banana family
Jangli Kela belongs to the Musaceae family.
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