Ravenea albicans

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Habitat:

Rainforest of north-eastern Madagascar.

Description:

A very distinctive, medium sized, single trunked palm to about 9m, with a "zebra stripping" on the rhachis, and white underside to the leaves.

General:

Endangered in the wild, with only 2 small populations known.

Culture:

Warm, sheltered, and moist. Likes a very light, open mix and heavy shade. Very slow growing. Figure 1. R. albicans showing the white underside to the leaf.

Figure 2. Young plant of R. albicans

Contributed by:

Michael Gray

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

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