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Ensete

plant genus

Also known as: false banana

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Musaceae classification

In Musaceae
…of 2 genera, Musa and Ensete, with about 50 species native to Africa, Asia, and Australia. The common banana (M. sapientum) is a subspecies of the plantain (M. paradisiaca). Both are important food plants.
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