A Madagascar palm tree, Tahina spectabilis, that is new to science flowers itself to death--a performance that may ensure its conservation. Adam Hinterthuer reports. If you're enjoying this article, ...
An environmental group said Wednesday that a vast swath of Madagascar's unique palm tree species was threatened with extinction. Their dying out would harm the livelihoods of local people as well as ...
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. The name ...
The Conversation: The loss of Madagascar’s unique palm trees will devastate ecosystems
A gigantic palm that flowers itself to death and exists as part of an entirely unique genus has been discovered in Madagascar; its name will be published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean ...
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 ...
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