A gigantic palm that flowers ... as it fruits and the entire tree collapses and dies in a macabre demise. Field guide to the Palms of Madagascar Madagascar’s native palms are of enormous ...

Madagascar's forests are shrinking, and that's bad news for palm trees on the majestic island. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced this week that extinction ...

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 ...

Botanists are marveling at the discovery of a towering palm tree on Madagascar that essentially ... threat — only 18 percent of the island's native vegetation remains intact.

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday.

Madagascar is a crucial diversity hot spot for palm tree species. 98% of the currently 204 known species do not occur anywhere else. Dypsis decipiens - a highly threatened palm of Madagascar.

AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR. Madagascar is a crucial diversity hot spot for palm tree species. 98% of the currently 204 known ...

The gigantic, pyramid-shaped plant was discovered accidentally by a French family walking in remote northwestern Madagascar ... palm become completely depleted as soon as it fruits and the entire ...

Majesty palm (Ravenea rivularis) is a tropical tree native to Madagascar, where it can grow nearly 100 feet tall, and an ...

The legendary palm trees ... only in Madagascar, faces extinction due to loss of habitat. Much of the illegal logging in Madagascar focuses on the plundering of the rare rosewood tree -- BBC ...