Non scientific name details for wild banana - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

wild banana

2 Accepted name(s) for "wild banana":

Accepted name
Syngonium podophyllum Schott
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)	Syngonium podophyllum Schott	Syngonium podophyllum Schott	Syngonium podophyllum Schott		fruit, leaf
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)	Ensete ventricosum (Welw.)Cheesman	Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman	Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

11 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "wild banana":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
abyssinian banana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
african wild banana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
afrikaanse wilde-piesang	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
aire leaf	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
dog bush	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
ensete	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
false banana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
igawo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
motholo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mulala	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ndizi mwitu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)