Amazing! I have never seen it flowering & fruiting. Thank you Radha ji for sharing this lovely sight. I was under the impression that this species does not flower & fruit in India since it is pollinated by ruffed lemurs.
The Kew website has an interesting article on the reason behind the blue colour, a rare colour for seeds : http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/blue-seeds-of-madagascar.htm Regards, Sonia Chauhan On 27 November 2012 15:15, radhaveach <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > here are pics of the seeds of Ravenala madascariensis, Travelers Palm taken > in a private garden. > When the seeds are ripe you find lots of pieces of what looks like blue > plastic littering the ground beneath the tree - they look quite unreal. > > best regards > Radha > > -- > > > --
