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Date Posted: 00:50:16 08/20/03 Wed
Author: Didge Rowe
Subject: Re: Baobabs or Boabs?
In reply to: 'The Cactus Kid' 's message, "Baobabs or Boabs?" on 01:27:57 08/18/03 Mon

Hi Cactus Kid. Adansonia digitata is actually a south-eastern African species. There are a number of other species in Madagascar - their centre of diversity.
It is theorized that our lone Australian species rafted here (seed) from Madagascar. It has been here long enough to become a new species.
Boab is very likely, merely a local corruption of Baobab the African name.

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