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
Baum der Reisenden German
arbre du voyageur French
árbol del viajero Spanish
palma de abanico Spanish (MX)
palma de viajero Spanish
árvore-do-viajante Portuguese
palmeira-leque Portuguese
ougibashô Japanese
tapibitonoki Japanese
オウギバショウ Japanese
タピビトノキ Japanese