Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Palmae | Genus: Ravenala | Species: Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. |
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| Synonym | Urania madagascariensis (Sonn.) Raeusch., Urania ravenala (Willemet) A.Rich. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Traveler's Palm, Traveler's tree | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Traveler's Palm, Traveler's tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Traveler's Palm, Traveler's tree | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | u0 to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits capsule, seeds small. |
| Habitat | Common in Tropical forests of Africa, Planted in gardens | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical africa, planted in gardens | Bark Details | Greenish brown in colour and smooth in texture |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | An evergreen tree with an open, fan-like crown; usually grows up to 20 metres tall., cylindrical stem can be solitary, or branched at the base. Leaves large, banana-like up to 4 metres long, petiole stout, deep-green, somewhat succulent, long with slits perpendicular to the long primary “veins”. Flower a cyme, present in boat-shaped, cream-white to light-green colored spathes, white, 3 petals per flower. Fruits capsule, seeds small. | Leaf Details | Leaves with 4-10 mm long, stout, hairy petiole; lamina subglabrous or sub scabrous above, ovate or obovate to suborbicular, |
