The researchers theorize that the tree must’ve accomplished a long-distance dispersal event to the Land Down Under, which can be seen via evidence of a genetic bottleneck in the A. gregorii species.

The fruit of the species you find in Australia (Adansonia gregorii) could have floated there from Madagascar with its waterproof seeds intact, albeit 100 million years ago.

The boab (or bottle) tree (Adansonia gregorii) may live over 1,000 years, based on the dating of the closely related baobab trees in South Africa. They have very thick, often squat trunks that ...

We infer that the Adansonia genus diverged into Adansonia digitata (found in Africa), Adansonia gregorii (found in Australia) and an ancestral Malagasy lineage around 21.6 million years ago (Ma ...

- Multiple species of baobab trees are found across different regions: Adansonia digitata in Africa, Adansonia gregorii in northwestern Australia, and six endemic species in Madagascar.

There are a total of eight species growing in tropical, semi-arid regions, with Adansonia digitata being widespread in Africa, six other species being endemic to Madagascar and one — Adansonia ...

Published: October 11, 2022 3:04pm EDT Adansonia gregorii These carved images may be hundreds or thousands of years old. Lewis Field, Author provided ...

When contacted, an expert from Dubai Municipality’s Parks and Horticulture Department identified the trees as Adansonia grandidieri, known as Grandidier’s baobab from Madagascar.

Ruth's Tips: Thunbergia gregorii and Thunbergia alataWalnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge ...

The fruit of the species you find in Australia (Adansonia gregorii) could have floated there from Madagascar with its waterproof seeds intact, albeit 100 million years ago.