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Common name: Traveller's palm Botanical name: Ravenala madagascariensis - [ (ra-VEN-ah-la) from the Malagasy name for the plant Ravinala, meaning leaves of the forest; (mad-uh-gas-KAR-ee-EN-sis) of or from Madagascar ] Family: Strelitziaceae (bird-of-paradise family) - [ (stre-LITZ-ee-uh-see-ay) named after one of its three genera, Strelitzia ] Origin: Madagascar Ravenala madagascariensis n : giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers [syn: traveler's tree, traveller's tree, ravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis] [ Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 ] Ravenala \Rav`e*na"la\, n. [Malagasy.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the banana. Note: Ravenala Madagascariensis, the principal species, is an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing bases of the leafstalks collect and retain rain water, which flows freely when they are pierced with a knife, whence the plant is called traveller's tree. [ Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) ] Courtesy: - TopTropicals - Dave's Garden - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://dict.die.net/ravenala madagascariensis/ Note: Information has not been verified and may not be reliable; please check for any inaccuracy. |
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| Author | Dinesh Valke from Thane, India |
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