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Mutant Killer Seaweed of Doom
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Posted in Science on February 4th, 2008 by Ryan – Be the first to commentSelf-Destructing Palm Tree Flowers Every 100 Years, Then Dies
Posted in Science on February 1st, 2008 by Ryan – Be the first to comment“It’s spectacular. It does not flower for maybe 100 years and when it’s like this it can be mistaken for other types of palm,” said Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, who works for the London botanical gardens in Madagascar.
“But then a large shoot, a bit like an asparagus, grows 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 branches of this shoot then become covered in hundreds of tiny white flowers that ooze with nectar, attracting insects and birds.
But the effort of flowering and fruiting depletes the tree so much that within a few months it collapses and dies, said botanist Dr. John Dransfield, author of the study.”
