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Ceylon palm blooms for the first time in 50 years at Aterro do Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro

The Ceylon date palm is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to southern India and Sri Lanka.

View of a Ceylon palm (Caryota urens) blooming for the first time since it was planted about 50 years ago at Aterro do Flamengo park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aerial view of Ceylon palms (Caryota urens) blooming for the first time since they were planted about 50 years ago at Aterro do Flamengo park in Rio de Janeiro

They are drought tolerant and slow-growing

Source: AFP

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