Ravenea dransfieldii Beentje

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Ravenea

Characteristics

A palm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist lowland forest, on slight to steep slopes or hill crests, at elevations from 100-700 metres.
More
A tropical plant. It grows between 425-1700 m altitude in Madagascar.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

CAUTION: Some people claim the palm heart is poisonous. It is bitter. Others eat it.
Uses fiber food gene source material poison
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ravenea dransfieldii world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Ravenea dransfieldii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:980044-1
WFO ID wfo-0000295220
COL ID 4RMHC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ravenea dransfieldii