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Ravenala madagascarensis Sonner.

Synonym                    : Urania madagascarensis (Sonn.) Raeusch.

Family                        : Strelitziaceae

Local Names              : Traveler’s Palm

Flowering and fruiting period: December – May 

Distribution: Native of Madagascar

Habitat: Grown as garden plant

IUCN status: Data Deficient

Endemic: No

Uses: Avenue plant, ornamental    

Key Characters: Travelers’ palm are tall palm 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.