Madagascar is filled with so many amazing things you see nowhere else in nature. An example is this beautiful plant called a traveler’s palm.
There are two lines of thought on how the traveler’s palm got its name. One is that it was a source for drinking water, that is, the sheaths of the stems hold rainwater. However, many question this theory due to the plant’s water always being murky, black, smelly, and not potable unless purified. Another idea is that the fan tends to grow on an east to west line, providing a crude compass. Either way, the traveler’s palm was a great subject against the starry night sky.