Chien Lee / Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) trees on hillside, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

Phil Savoie / Travellers palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) close up of leaf intersections, Costa Rica.

Phil Savoie / Travellers palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) clos up, Costa Rica.

Bernard Castelein / Traveller's Tree (Ravenala Madagascar.iensis), Manombo Special Reserve, Madagascar.

Adrian Davies / Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) close-up of the leaves

Konrad Wothe / Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Ingo Arndt / Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) frond, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Territory of Australia

Ingo Arndt / Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Territory of Australia

Thomas Marent / Screw Pine (Pandanus utilis) and Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) forest and river near Mananara, eastern Madagascar

Chien Lee / Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) trees on hillside, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) petioles, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Roland Seitre / Traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) foliage, Ebony forest Chamarel, Mauritius.

Lorraine Bennery / Traveller's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) and misty habitat, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.