Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman

en-SET-ee -- transcription of the plant's vernacular name ... Dave's Botanary
soo-PER-bum -- superb ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cliff banana, rock banana, wild plantain • Adi: colon, kopak • Assamese: লবং কেং টং lobong keng tong • Gujarati: જંગલી કેળ jangli kela • Hindi: जंगली केला jangli kela • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟಬಾಳೆ bettabale, ಕಾಡುಬಾಳೆ kaadubale, ಕಲ್ಲುಬಾಳೆ kallubale • Konkani: चवय chavay, जंगली केळीं jangli keli, रान क्यांळे raan kyaanle • Malayalam: കല്ലുവാഴ kalluvazha, കാട്ടുവാഴ kattuvazha, മലവാഴ malavazha • Marathi: चवेणी chaveni, कावदर kavadara, रानकेळ raankel • Rajasthani: जंगली केलो jangli kelo • Sanskrit: बहुबीज bahubija, वन कदली vana kadali • Singpho: namninyah • Tamil: கல்வாழை kal-valai, காட்டுவாழை kattu-valai, மலைவாழை malai-valai • Telugu: అడవి అరటి adavi arati • Tangsa: napkhoi • Tulu: ಕಲ್ಲ್ ಬಾರೆ kallubare • Zou: saisuong


botanical names: Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman ... homotypic synonym: Musa superba Roxb. ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

cliff banana

• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58

rock banana

• Dave's Garden

wild plantain

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• Telangana Forest Department - Flora by R D Reddy
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~

colon, kopak

• Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550.

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

লবং কেং টং lobong keng tong

• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58
• Many thanks to Brahmananda Pattiri for help with this name in native script ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

જંગલી કેળ jangli kela

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

जंगली केला jangli kela

• Telangana Forest Department - Flora by R D Reddy

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಬೆಟ್ಟಬಾಳೆ bettabale

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಬೆಟ್ಟ betta = mountain, hill; ಬಾಳೆ baale = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit, and growing on the rocky hill slopes

ಕಾಡುಬಾಳೆ kaadubale

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಕಾಡಬಾಳೆ kaadabale
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕಾಡು kaadu = wild; ಬಾಳೆ baale = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit and habitat

ಕಲ್ಲುಬಾಳೆ kallubale

• for Musa superba Roxb. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಕಲ್ಬಾಳೆ kalbale
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕಲ್ಲು kallu = rock, stone; ಬಾಳೆ baale = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit, growing on rocky hill slopes, and also for the stony seeds

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

चवय chavay

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• चवय chavay = a relish (helps elevate taste)

जंगली केळीं jangli keli

• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58

रान क्यांळे raan kyaanle

• my mother tongue

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കല്ലുവാഴ kalluvazha

• Wikipedia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... കല്ലു kallu = rock, stone; വാഴ vazha = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit, growing on rocky hill slopes, and also for the stony seeds

കാട്ടുവാഴ kattuvazha

• for Musa superba Roxb. ... ENVIS - FRLHT ... കാട്ടു kattu = wild; വാഴ vazha = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit and habitat

മലവാഴ malavazha

• Wikipedia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... മല mala = mountain, hill; വാഴ vazha = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit, growing on rocky hill slopes

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

चवेणी chaveni

• for the popular name wild plantain ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... other variants: चवेण chavena, चवी chavi, चवीण chavina, चवैण chavaina, चवई chavai, चवईण chavaina = a relish (helps elevate taste)
• also चोवणी or चौवणी chowani ... Telangana Forest Department - Flora by R D Reddy

कावदर kavadara

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• for the popular name wild plantain ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... other variants: कवदर kavadara, कवदरी kavadari, कौदरी kaudari

रानकेळ raankel

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• This name is shared by various wild growing plants belonging (or even resembling) to plantain / banana family
  रान raan = forest, wild, belonging to forest; केळ kel OR केळी keli = plantain, plantain-like

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

sai-su

• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

जंगली केलो jangli kelo

• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58
• जंगली jangli = of forest, wild; केलो kelo = plantain ... this plantain grows naturally in montane wilderness; hence the given name

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

बहुबीज bahubija, वन कदली van kadali

• Kolhe, R., Gurav, A., Prasad, G., Rath, C., Mangal, A., & Srikanth, N. (2021). Influence of Ayurveda in traditional health practice of tribe of Shahapur and Jawhar forest area of Maharashtra. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 22, 1–36.
• बहुबीज bahubija = many seeded, वन कदली van kadali = wild plantain

~~~~~ SINGPHO ~~~~~

namninyah

• Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

கல்வாழை kal-valai, காட்டுவாழை kattu-valai

• for Musa superba Roxb. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... கல் kal = rock, stone, காட்டு kattu = of forest, வாழை valai = plantain ... this plant is seen to grow wild on rocky cliffs, also is known to bear stony seeds, thus the given names

மலைவாழை malai-valai

• Vasundharan SK, Jaishanker RN, Annamalai A, Sooraj NP. Ethnobotany and distribution status of Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman in India: A geo-spatial review. J Ayu Herb Med 2015;1(2): 54-58
• மலை malai = mounatin, hill, வாழை valai = plantain ... this plant is seen to grow wild on rocky cliffs of hills and mountains

~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~

napkhoi

• Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

అడవి అరటి adavi arati

• for Musa superba Roxb. ... ENVIS - FRLHT ... అడవి adavi = wild; అరటి arati = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit and habitat
• Telangana Forest Department - Flora by R D Reddy

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಕಲ್ಲ್ ಬಾರೆ kallubare

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕಲ್ಲ್ kallu = rock, stone; ಬಾರೆ bare = plantain ... named so, due to its wild habit, growing on rocky hill slopes, and also for the stony seeds

~~~~~ ZOU (a tribe in Manipur) ~~~~~

saisuong

• for Musa superba Roxb. ... H. Esther Gangte, N.S. Thoudam, Ginzamang T. Zomi. Wild Edible Plants used by the Zou Tribe in Manipur, India IJSRP, Vol. 3, Issue 5, May 2013
• this name needs to be put in the native script (Zoulai), used by Zou people

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