GingaNinja1427 t1_jddr1eh wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Literally nuts itself to death.

CoolHandRK1 t1_jddtyo9 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Died doing what it loved.

Dawnawaken92 t1_jddqcbs wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Says almost nothing about the fruit other than its used to stupify fish when they catch them. I'ma guess they aren't safe for human consumption.

Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jde9lab wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:41 PM

I looked it up and they're apparently edible (I don't think they taste all that great), but the skin of some specific species of palm fruit will sting/burn a little bit if you eat it.

gerkletoss t1_jdey6as wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:19 PM

>containing one to several million flowers

I absolutely do not believe it has ever been just one flower without human intervention

aCuriousG t1_jdh351j wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:44 AM

Could read it as a number ranging from 1 million to several million

_Dnikeb t1_jddlwx6 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:11 PM

So do all plants in an area bloom at the same time like bamboo? I imagine synchronization is crucial

embouteillagez OP t1_jddvv87 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:14 PM

I don’t think so because their lifespans are so varied, but the pollen of palms is often spread by the wind or insects, so it could achieve fertilisation over a wide area. They could also be self-fertile.

estebanmr9 t1_jddkmkn wrote on March 23, 2023 at 5:03 PM

That's coocoo

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scrotobaggins_dw t1_jdf73ff wrote on March 23, 2023 at 11:21 PM

I call them wasp incubators because I'm in Florida

TIL that the talipot palm produces the world's largest flower cluster (inflorescence) containing one to several million flowers. It grows up to 25m tall, takes 30 to 80 years to reach maturity to flower and then dies immediately afterwards, having drained all its nutrients in the process.

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