Scientific Name : Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : A tall palm-like tree herbaceous plant. Leaves : Large and arranged on two opposite sides (distichous) forming a fan-shaped crown on the top, petioles very long, blade oblong. The leaves are more or less similar to that of banana plant with long petiole and parallel veined, broad long lamina, arranged closely alternate on the stem tip, radiating in one plane, making unique appearance of its flat crown. Inflorescence : Spadix Flowers : Many, white, large in the form of spadix in the axils of upper leaves, subtended by lare boat-shaped spathes or bracts. Sepals 3, keeled, petals 3, long, unequal. Stamens 5 with one rudimentary staminode. Carpels 6 united, ovary inferior. Fruit : Capsule 6-valved, seeds many, blue. Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - November Significance : Highly ornamental palm, often cultivated in the centre of a garden.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
Travellers palm tree, Travellers Tree
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Synonym(s):
Urania madagascariensis (Sonn.) Schreb. ex Forsyth f. Heliconia ravenala Willemet
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Family:
Musaceae
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28-08-2022
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