Oh nice to see its flowers. First time for me.
Dr Phadke

2009/9/3 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>

>  Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn., of family 
> Strelitziaceae<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1074>.,
> commonly known as traveler's palm. It is believed that water collects at the
> base of leaf sheath, and traveler's in the desert use this water to quench
> their thirst. Native of Madagascar, naturalised in Mascarenes and cultivated
> in many tropical areas. I first saw this in Bangalore as postgraduate
> student in 1966.
>
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College
> University of Delhi, Delhi
> India
> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45>
>
> >
>


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