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flag A rare Talipot palm bloomed in Rio after 50 years, drawing crowds and honoring landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.

flag A rare Talipot palm, native to India and Sri Lanka, has bloomed for the first time in about 50 years at Rio de Janeiro’s Aterro do Flamengo park, drawing crowds to witness the once-in-a-lifetime event. flag Planted in the 1960s by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, the palms take 30 to 80 years to flower only once before dying. flag At Rio’s Botanical Garden, two of three Talipot palms are currently blooming, with the third still maturing; the last flowering there was in 2010. flag Environmental factors affect blooming timing, so not all trees are flowering at once. flag Though the parent plants die after flowering, new seedlings can grow from their trunks, continuing the cycle. flag The event highlights both the species’ unique life cycle and Burle Marx’s lasting design legacy.

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