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Ravenea madagascariensis

Ravenea madagascariensis
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ravenea madagascariensis is a palm tree native only to central and southeastern Madagascar, and it is threatened by habitat loss. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance here is general palm knowledge for the genus.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or loam with added organic matter.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & SE. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Ravenea madagascariensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Ravenea plants

Ravenea albicans · Ravenea beentjei · Ravenea delicatula · Ravenea dransfieldii · Ravenea glauca · Ravenea hildebrandtii · Ravenea hypoleuca · Ravenea julietiae · Ravenea krociana · Ravenea lakatra · Ravenea latisecta · Ravenea louvelii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ravenea madagascariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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