The nutrient reserves of the palm become completely depleted as soon as it fruits and the entire tree collapses and dies in a macabre demise. Field guide to the Palms of Madagascar Madagascar’s ...

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 ...

However, he says that some of these accounts of "exploding" palm trees are hyperbolic. "'Burst into flames' may be too strong a description for how a tree catches fire, as we are not aware of them ...