Enset: Ethiopia's False Banana Plant It looks like a banana tree. It doesn't produce the bananas we eat, and it isn't a tree. Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is a giant herb. Grown mainly in Ethiopia, Enset provides food, fiber, animal feed, and has a history of use in traditional medicine. It can remain growing until it is needed and provides food for millions of people. At a Glance Scientific name: Ensete ventricosum English name: False banana Native to: Africa Grown mainly in:
