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Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets – what they reveal

Apr 23, 2026

Estelle Razanatsoa, University of Cape Town; Lindsey Gillson, University of Cape Town, and Malika Virah-Sawmy, Humboldt University of Berlin Madagascar is home to seven species of baobab trees, of which six are found nowhere else on the planet. Many of the trees have been alive for well over 1,000 years. The ancient trees

Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia

Jun 12, 2024

Andrew R. Leitch, Queen Mary University of London There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of Africa; and the last is far away in Australia. The origin of