Pronunciation: rah-veh-NEE-uh/rah-VEN-ee-uh MORE-ee-eye
Common Name: none
Ravenea moorei is a fairly rare Ravenea for California despite it's being grown here for decades. There is some controversy over its identification from individual to individual and some 'larger' Ravenea hildebrandiis may in fact be Ravenea mooreis, and some Ravena mooreis may end up being Ravenea madagascariensis, or even some undescribed species. It does not seem to have a clearly unique feature that allows for accurate identification in California (they are much smaller and less robust than in their native Madagascar which does not help).
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-12 feather leaves
- Height: 20'
- Trunk: single; 10" thick; closely ringed and light grey, or covered with retained, un-split leaf bases
- Crownshaft: none
- Spread: 12'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; flat; medium green; whitish rachis; 8' long
- Petiole/Leaf bases: 12" long; flat; whitish covered with a light tomentum; un-split leaf bases often retained on upper trunk for a year or so
- Reproduction: dioecious
- Inflorescence:
- Fruit: spherical; 3/4" diameter; yellow-orange when ripe
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 30F
- Drought Tolerance: low
- Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
- Cool Tolerance: low
- Wind Tolerance: low
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow
- Soil Preference: well draining
- Light Requirement: partial to full sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: very rare
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all photos of Ralph Velez plant in Orange county, California
