Thanks Sonia ji for sending the link to the article. It's very interesting. This plant is growing in western Maharashtra, quite close to Mumbai. The mature plants in the garden produce seed once a year.
regards Radha On 27 November 2012 17:09, Sonia Chauhan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > -- > > > > > > > --
