Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. [Strelitziaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akondrohazo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
antandro	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
antrandra	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
antsandra	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
arbre du voyageur	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
bakabia	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
barabia	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
bemavo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
falafa	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
fi troka	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
fontsimavo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
fontsy	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
fony	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
hazobaka	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
hirina	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
hisatr’atandro	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
hodokembo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
honkona	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
honkondambo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
hovitra	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
iripafa	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
kasaka	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
konko	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
lamaka	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
lovia-ravimpo	Other	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
ravenale	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
traveler’s palm	Other	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)
travellers palm	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves		Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)
young leaf		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
leaf		African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Heliconia ravenala Willemet Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 22 (1796).
Urania madagascariensis (Sonn.) Schreb. ex Forsyth f. Bot. Nomencl.: 212 (1794).
Urania ravenala (Willemet) A.Rich. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(Suppl.): 19 (1831).
Urania speciosa Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 7 (1799).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ravenala madagascarensis Sonn.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Ravenala madagascariensis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ravenala madagascariensis Gmel.	Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017)
Ravenala madagascariensis J.F.Gmel.	African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
Ravenala madagascariensis Poiret	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ravenala madagascariensis Sonnerat	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)

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