The 'walking palm' of Central and South American rainforests, known for its stilt roots, has long fueled tales of self-relocation. However, scientific research debunks this myth, confirming the tree ...

The French botanist and biologist Francis Hallé has spent 40 years in pursuit of the strange and beautiful plant specimens of the rainforest. In his Atlas of Poetic Botany, excerpted below, he invites ...

Much of the legend centres on a palm species called Socratea exorrhiza — often nicknamed the "walking palm" or "walking tree." This species grows in the tropical rainforests of Central and South ...

Deep in the lush rainforests of Central and South America stands a palm that has long stirred the imaginations of travelers, botanists, and storytellers alike; the walking palm. Known to locals and ...