The mystery palm has a huge trunk which towers ... soon as it fruits and the entire tree collapses and dies in a macabre demise. Field guide to the Palms of Madagascar Madagascar’s native ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Botanists are marveling at the discovery of a towering palm tree on Madagascar that ...

The giant Madagascar palm will be called Tahina spectabilis, which is Malagasy for blessed or to be protected. On the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists have discovered a new species of ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar ... out of the top of the tree and starts to spread. You get something that looks a bit like a Christmas tree growing out of the top of the palm," he said.

The gigantic, pyramid-shaped plant was discovered accidentally by a French family walking in remote northwestern Madagascar, according to the publishers of their study. The palm’s trunk is over ...

Madagascar is a crucial diversity hot spot for palm tree species. 98% of the currently ... Many collectors cut the palm trunk, killing the palm, for the whole head of fruit. Today, most of ...

The gigantic, pyramid-shaped plant was discovered accidentally by a French family walking in remote north-western Madagascar, according to the publishers of their study. The palm's trunk is over ...