Ensete ventricosum, Musa arnoldiana, Musa ensete Maurelii
Family: Musaceae
Red banana, Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana
Origin: Tropical Africa
This banana-like perennial has large paddle-shaped leaves, which range in color from deep claret brown to red-purple to pale green, produced from the center of the plant, with thick midribs bright red beneath. White flowers are borne in inflorescences 3 to 4 feet long. Fruits are banana-like but dry and unpalatable. Large reddish leaves. Reaches 20 feet or more.
