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.

Ingo Arndt / Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) close-up view of fronds, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory

Ingo Arndt / Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) close-up view of fronds, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory

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

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

Rob Tilley / Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) leaf detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.

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

Pete Oxford / Travellers palm {Ravenala madagascariensis} Madagascar