タビビトノキ

noun

traveller's tree; traveller's palm

A plant native to Madagascar, known for its fan-shaped leaves that collect rainwater. The name comes from the idea that travellers could drink the water stored in its leaf bases.

• タビビトノキはマダガスカルの象しょう徴ちょう的てきな植しょく物ぶつです。

  The traveller's tree is an iconic plant of Madagascar.

• 旅たび人びとの木きの葉はの付つけ根ねには水みずがたまることがあります。

  Water can collect at the base of the traveller's palm's leaves.