Palm branch climbed palm trees to call the faithful to prayer, from which the minaret developed. In the Quran (19:16–34), Mary is said to have given birth to Jesus under a date palm. In northern Sudan, the "doum" palm is the symbol of endurance "(doum)", and particularly of the Muslim saint who gave his name to Wad Hamid. The palm also appears on a number of coins from Islamic states, for example the 1970 Tunisian 1 dinar issue honoring the Food and Agriculture Organization, and several Iraqi coins of the 1970s. The Latin motto of Lord Nelson is "Palmam qui meruit ferat",
Madagascan fruit bat that it is absent from these areas. It requires suitable rock fissures and caves in which to roost during the day. Colony size varies between about ten and five hundred individuals. Examination of the droppings from the Madagascan fruit bat show that it mainly consumes fruit but also feeds on the flowers of "Eucalyptus" spp.. It was found to fly as far as to reach trees of "Polyscias" spp. while largely neglecting the guava trees "Psidium" near its roost. Seeds smaller than about in diameter were swallowed. This helped with dispersal of the seed and it has been shown that