Traveller’s palm
Ravenala madagascariensis, Fam. Strelitziaceae
Palm-like tree 7-15m tall, with distinctive fan shaped crown, clump forming.
| Weed Category: |
Other invasive plants Invasive plants that are not prohibited or restricted invasive plants, but are known to spread readily and cause negative impacts, within the region.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Palm or palm-like plant |
| Family: | Strelitziaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Alternate Simple, alternate large banana-like, up to 300 x 100mm, borne on long stalks in 2 opposite rows. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White |
| Flower description: | Small white in a cluster enclosed in a boat-shaped spathe to 500mm long. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | Dry |
| Fruit description: | Brown, oblong woody capsules, to 80mm. Numerous oblong seeds, 10mm in diameter, black with blue cover. |
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| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Madagascar |
| Notes: | Spread by: birds, garden waste, water and suckers. Invades/threats: creek banks, open wetlands and Melaleuca forest. Notes: garden escapee. Seeds thought to be edible. Environmental weed. |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
