Specimen in photograph is about 20 years old. The trunk starts appearing as the lower leaves fall off, within couple of years.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi, Delhi India http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45 ----- Original Message ----- From: rashida atthar To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 11:55 AM Subject: RE: [indiantreepix:17523] Ravenala madagascariensis ID 030909GS1 Thank you Gurcharan ji for the pics and info. How many years does it take before the trunk is seen? regards, Rashida. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [indiantreepix:17523] Ravenala madagascariensis ID 030909GS1 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:40:50 +0530 Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn., of family Strelitziaceae., 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date India’s Teen Diva. Find out if you hit it off with her or are her fiery opposite. Drag n’ drop --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
