species: Ravenala madagasceriensis
common name: traveller's tree
family: Strelitziaceae
where & when encountered: Jamaica - 2007
This unforgettable tree comes from Madagascar. I had read about it when I first recall seeing it in Jamaica in 2007, and the above photograph was taken in Belize in 2013. There are actually two very good books that use "The Traveller's Tree" as its title: one by Patrick Leigh Fermor and the other by Bruno Bontempelli. If you like the tree, you will probably like the books.
I like the tree. Will check out the books.
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