> "“Local people in a remote village in central Kalimantan eat the fruits as a snack when doing activities in the forest,” said Randi. “It has a sweet taste, with quite thick flesh and a soft and juicy texture."
i want to eat a palmtato
Wonders never cease - truly a strong case for how random evolution can be.
This is the type of thing I think about when I think about global warming/climate change. We might be quietly destroying the habitat for amazing species we don't even understand.
A hypothesis: Underground animals like ants, termites, moles, etc. pollinate the flowers.