Palms   Orania ravaka

Synonymy: Unknown Common Names: Unknown Distribution: North-east Madagascar Habitat: Lowland rainforest. Description: A very attractive, and unusual palm with a distichious (the leaves are arranged in 2 ranks) leaf arrangement, on a slender trunk to 15m. General: Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position.

Figure 1. O. ravaka in habitat, Madagascar.

Contributed by:

Gunter Gottlebe (Figure 1)

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