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Ravenala madagascarensis Sonner.

Synonym: Urania madagascarensis (Sonn.) Raeusch.

STRELITZIACEAE

Local Names : Traveler´s Palm.

Flowering Period : December to May.

Distribution : Native of Madagascar

Uses:   Avenue Tree, Ornamental.

Exotic : Yes.

Tall palm like plants, up to 8 m tall, texture is smooth and ringed with old leaf scars. Leaves Banana like, up to 3 m long and often wind torn giving the appearance of being pinnately divided. Flowers monoecious, small, white. Fruit, round, brown when ripe, which contain light blue seeds..

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