Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman.
- Family: Musaceae
- Vernacular names: Kalluvazha, Malavazha, കല്ലുവാഴ, മലവാഴ (Malayalam), Wild plantain (English), Devakeli (Sanskrit), Monthan vazhai (Tamil)
- Distribution: Peninsular India
- Description: Erect herbs with unbranched globose leaf sheaths formed into a pseudo-stem. Leaves spirally arranged, entire with channeled midrib; lateral nerves many, parallel from midrib. Spadix with 3-5 spathes at base. Flowers many on each bract; unisexual, female flowers towards the base, male flowers above. Fruit oblong; seeds few, subglobose, black.
- Habit: Herb
- Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
- Flowering & Fruiting: Throughout the year
- Parts used: Fruit and seeds
- Properties & Uses: The seeds have large therapeutic potential and are used in various human problems like diabetes, leucorrhoea, kidney stone, dysuria.
- Systems of Medicines: Folk,
- Traditional Uses:Seed powder mixed with water and takes internally to treat kidney stone and painful urination.
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