Is Ravenala natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: No commercial extraction exists..

Home › Glossary › Ravenala

Ravenala

WOODS AND MOSSES / woody · green · fresh

Ravenala

Category	WOODS AND MOSSES
Subcategory	woody · green · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Ravenala madagascariensis
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber viscous liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Madagascar
Pyramid	Heart

Green, waxy-tropical, faintly starchy. The traveller's tree smells of massive tropical leaves and stored rainwater — vegetal, humid, alive.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Green, waxy-tropical, starchy. Massive leaf territory — think banana leaf but larger, less fruity, more architectural. Humid air, stored water, chlorophyll-rich foliage. Vegetal density without sweetness.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Green waxy-tropical, starchy, humid

After a few hours

Warm vegetal density, less sharp, more earthy

After a few days

Faint green-waxy residue, tropical warmth

The Full Story

Ravenala (Ravenala madagascariensis), the traveller's tree or traveller's palm (actually a member of Strelitziaceae, not a palm), is native to Madagascar. Its enormous fan-shaped leaf arrangement is unmistakable.

No commercial extraction exists. The concept note captures the scent of massive tropical foliage: waxy green, starchy, humid, with the stored-water quality of leaf bases that collect rainwater. Related to banana and heliconia scents.

The name 'traveller's tree' comes from the water stored in leaf bases, which thirsty travelers could drink — though the water is often stagnant and insect-inhabited. The leaves can reach 3 meters in length.

This note in Première Peau. Nuit Elastique · Albâtre Sépia. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

—

Related: Alder · Alpha Humulene · Amaranth · Amberever · Ambramone · Amburana Bark · Antillone · Apple Tree

Did You Know?

Did you know?

Ravenala is pollinated by ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) — one of the few examples of mammalian pollination outside the bat world. The lemurs open the tough flower bracts with their hands to access nectar, getting pollen on their snouts in the process.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: No commercial extraction exists.

Molecular Formula	N/A — complex natural material
CAS Number	N/A — natural plant material
Botanical Name	Ravenala madagascariensis
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	TRAVELER'S TREE
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber viscous liquid

In Perfumery

Fantasy tropical-green note providing massive-leaf character. No extraction exists. Built from waxy-green, starchy, and humid-tropical elements. Functions in tropical and green compositions seeking vegetal scale and density.