Palms   Ravenea nana

Synonymy:
None

Common Names:
None

Habitat:
Rainforest of eastern Madagascar, possibly from a high altitude.

Description:
Small (to about 4m) feather palm, closely related to R. hildebrandtii

General:
Only recently rediscovered, after being lost for 50 years.

Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist. Can be rather difficult.

Figure 1. Seedling of R. nana .

Figure 2. R. nana in habitat, Madagascar.

Contributed by:	Michael Gray (Figure 1).
	Utopia Palms&Cycads (Figure 2).

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