RAVENALA MADAGASCARIENSIS
Origen: Madagascar
La ravenala es una de las plantas más espectaculares del mundo. Es pariente de los plataneros y puede alcanzar más de 15 metros de altura.
Lamentablemente es una planta estrictamente tropical y no soporta las heladas. Tampoco las bajas temperaturas que dañan bastante a la planta.
Este es el segundo ejemplar que tratamos de cultivar en Recregarden. El primero murió.
Esta planta es conocida como "palmera del viajero" porque almacena agua en muchas partes como los hoyuelos en la base de las hojas.
En la estación de Atocha de Madrid hay varios ejemplares espectaculares de esta planta. Pincha aquí para ver fotos.
English version:
Origin: Madagascar
Common name: Traveler´s palm, Traveler´s tree
Ravenala is one of the mos remarkable plants in the World. Relative to bananas it can grow to 15 metres tall.
It´s strictly tropical so it doesn´t withstand frosts and is damaged by low temperatures.
This one is the second specimen we try to grow. The first one died.
The traveler's palm gets its name from the fact that thirsty travelers could find stores of water in many parts of the plant including the leaf folds, flower bracts and inside each of the hollow leaf bases.
English version:
Origin: Madagascar
Common name: Traveler´s palm, Traveler´s tree
Ravenala is one of the mos remarkable plants in the World. Relative to bananas it can grow to 15 metres tall.
It´s strictly tropical so it doesn´t withstand frosts and is damaged by low temperatures.
This one is the second specimen we try to grow. The first one died.
The traveler's palm gets its name from the fact that thirsty travelers could find stores of water in many parts of the plant including the leaf folds, flower bracts and inside each of the hollow leaf bases.
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