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Traveller's Tree, (Ravenala Madagascariensis)

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $3.95
Original Price: $4.95

Stock #:15553
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
Publisher: Dade County Newsdealers Supply Co.
Postmark: 1947
Postmark City: ROCHESTER
Postmark State: NY
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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This plant, a member of the banana family, is a native of Madagascar and also thrives in South Florida. The name is derived from the fact that the sheaths of the leaft stalks store refreshing water for the thirsty traveler. The seeds are edible and the leaves are used for thatching native huts

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