Beccariophoenix madagascariensis    Beccariophoenix
madagascariensis “Giant Window Palm” Natural Habitat: Naturally
found throughout the emergent tropical rainforest, in a small
eastern section of Madagascar, known as Analamazoatra.
Description: A large solitary palm that can reach heights over
40 feet tall and closely resembles a Coconut palm. It is also
closely related to a Coconut palm through genetics. The
madagascariensis develops a very large thick brown trunk. It has
very thin rings or leaf scares, closely stacked on top of each
other, left by the older falling leaves. The crownshaft emerges
upwards of 15 large pinnate feather leaves, which can reach
length over 20 feet long. The leaves are a light green and look
very similar to a coconut leaf. The self cleaning crownshaft is
usually covered with a brown fibrous netting, also similar to a
coconut palm. There are a few variations of this palm, including
the Window and Non-Window variation. These seedlings have begun
to emerge leaves with small windows.