What is Ensete?
Q: What is Ensete?
A: Ensete is a genus of flowering plants that is native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
Q: What family does Ensete belong to?
A: Ensete belongs to the banana family, Musaceae.
Q: What is the false banana or enset?
A: The false banana or enset is E. ventricosum, an economically important foodcrop in Ethiopia.
Q: Where is Ensete native to?
A: Ensete is native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
Q: How many genera are there in the banana family?
A: There are three genera in the banana family, and Ensete is one of them.
Q: What is the economic importance of enset?
A: Enset, or the false banana, is an economically important foodcrop in Ethiopia.
Q: What is the difference between a banana and a false banana?
A: A false banana, or enset, is not a true banana but belongs to the same family of plants. It is a different genus that is mainly used as a foodcrop in Ethiopia.
