LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The seeds of the "suicide palm", a newly discovered and extremely rare palm tree, have arrived in Britain for urgent study and conservation, the Royal B ...

It's the sort of palm that wouldn't look out of place in a modern office. But there is nothing ordinary - or modern - about this sapling. The 5ft-tall plant was grown from a 2,000-year-old seed ...

“The drive involving 50 volunteers started at 8am and went on for about three hours. We have collected around 3,000 palmyra seeds. Palm tree is the state tree of Tamil Nadu.

Entitled ‘Palm in Space’, the first of its kind experiment is part of continued efforts by the UAE to contribute towards international food security. The arrival of the seeds comes ahead of ...

The new variety will grow only up to 6m, compared with the existing breed which can reach 12m to 15m high. The current breed of the oil palm tree can grow up to 12m to 15m tall.

Renato Cintra, Viviana Horna, Seed and Seedling Survival of the Palm Astrocaryum murumuru and the Legume Tree Dipteryx micrantha in Gaps in Amazonian Forest, Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol. 13, No.