(1) Perhaps the best-known tale of Darwin and orchids comes from his study of the Madagascan comet orchid, whose long nectary led him to correctly predict the existence of a moth pollinator with an eleven-inch proboscis.(2) the capital of Madagascar(3) Njava is a group of three brothers and two sisters from Madagascar whose repertoire is based in Madagascan ceremonial music but honed by the group through incorporation of Asian and Western influences.(4) The Fianarantsoa Côte Est Railroad serves as the only means of transportation for the more than a hundred thousand rural Madagascan farmers who live between the highland city of Fianarantsoa and the eastern port of Manakara.(5) For example, following the trip to Madagascar, Givaudan researchers ‘reconstituted’ 40 aromas, including that of the Madagascan tea flower.(6) According to John Dransfield, an expert on Madagascan palms with the United Kingdom's Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, both of these palms have very large seeds that animals alive today are incapable of moving.
