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Ravenala madagascarensis
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Family:
STRELITZIACEAE
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Citation: Ravenala madagascarensis Sonner., Voy. Ind. Or. Chine 3: 244. 1782; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1495(1046). 1928; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 687. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Traveler´s Palm
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Description:
Tall palm like plants, up to 8 m tall and 18 cm in diameter, 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 on a 30 cm long inflorescence. Fruit 2 cm in diameter, round, brown when ripe.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Madagascar
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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