Scientific Name:
Ravenea rivularis
Pronunciation:
ra-VEN-ee-uh riv-yoo-LAIR-iss
Common Name:
majesty palm
Family Name:
Arecaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Forms a thick crown and eventually grows quite tall; leaves upward-arching, pinnately compound with 20-60 leaflets on each side of the rachis on indoor potted plants; leaflets near centre of blade mostly 40-64cm long x 1.5-3.2cm wide and separate by about 2cm of rachis.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa (Madagascar)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Even-pinnate
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Lacerate
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Unlikely to form on indoor potted plants
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Orange
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor potted plants
Bark Morphology:
Stringy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
keep soil moist
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects
