EPPO Global Database

Ravenala madagascariensis(RAVMA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-07-22

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: RAVMA
  • Preferred name: Ravenala madagascariensis
  • Authority: Sonnerat

Notes

Madagascar. Widely cultivated in the tropics as an ornamental. Introduced in Bangladesh, Mexico. The only member of its genus


Common names
Name
Language
Madagascar traveller's tree English
traveller's palm English
white bird-of-paradise English
arbre du voyageur French
Baum der Reisenden German
ougibashô Japanese
tapibitonoki Japanese
オウギバショウ Japanese
タピビトノキ Japanese
palmeira-leque Portuguese
árvore-do-viajante Portuguese
palma de viajero Spanish
árbol del viajero Spanish
palma de abanico Spanish (MX)