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| Common names: | Traveller's palm (English) |
| Description: | Description as for the genus. |
| Notes: | Fairly frequently planted in gardens, car parks and streets in Harare and elsewhere in Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | madagascariensis: of Madagascar. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Endemic to Madagascar. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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