Stats

Lifespan

Up to 80 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Madagascar

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Vulnerable

About

This palm grows in the swampy riverbanks of Madagascar. Its fronds can reach lengths of eight feet and arch into a perfect circle.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Ravenea

Species

Ravenea rivularis