WUHAN -- A collaborative effort between Chinese and international researchers has shed light on the evolutionary journey of baobab trees, pinpointing Madagascar as the cradle of all baobab species. Leveraging high-quality genomic data from all eight extant baobab species, researchers embarked on a journey through time to unravel the evolutionary tapestry of baobabs. The researchers warned that escalating sea levels …
Six of the world’s eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge forests. We agreed on ways that communities would sustainably harvest enough fruit to sell, while leaving behind enough fruit to generate baobab tree seeds. We then spent two and a half years trying to see if any …
