Ravenala madagascariensis

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ravenala madagascariensis, J. F. Gmel. Travelers' Tree, so called from the clear watery sap in the large box- like cells of the lf .-stalks or caught in the lf .-sheaths, and which affords a refreshing drink. Fig. 3358. Lvs. often 30 ft. high, very large, fibrous: fls. white, in spathes about 7in.long. Gng. 5:153. V. 23, p. 136. F.S. 21:2254. A.F. 12:535. R.H. 1890, p. 152. G.C. III. 2:693; 50:460. A.G. 20:870.—Cult, in Fla. and S. Calif.; also rarely under glass in the northern states. It is said that in S. Calif, the traveler's tree was never really successful.


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