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Jardín Botánico de Medellin ♦ Medellin Botanic Garden <i>Medellín, Colombia, February 29 2016</i> Ravenala is a genus of flowering plants with a single species, Ravenala madagascariensis, commonly known as traveller's tree or traveller's palm, from Madagascar. It is not a true palm (family Arecaceae) but a member of a monocotyledonous flowering plant family, Strelitziaceae. It has been given the name &quot;traveller's palm&quot; because the sheaths of the stems hold rainwater, which supposedly could be used as an emergency drinking supply for needy travellers. However, the water inside the plant is murky, black and smelly and should not be consumed without purification. Another plausible reason for its name is that the fan tends to grow on an east-west line, providing a crude compass. The scientific name Ravenala comes from Malagasy ravinala meaning &quot;forest leaves&quot;. DSC07579
Botanical Garden of Medellín (Español: Jardín botánico de Medellín) estas turisma vidindaĵo, unu el la Botanikaj ĝardenoj en Medellín , Kolombio . Ĝi situas: 23 km de Bello, 32 km de Itagüí, 750 km de Bogoto. Read further
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