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Didieraceae [Was: Gondwanan tomato soup]
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"P van Rijckevorsel" wrote: [snip] Phred schreef One of the big differences I noticed between the thorn-veldt of S. Africa and a similar low vegetation in SW Madagascar was the relative absence of thorny species in the latter superficially similar looking communtities. (With the notable exception of the strange _Didieria madagascariensis_ !) As a top of the head interpretation, I assumed it was the lack of the typical African grazing herds in Madagascar that resulted in a much more friendly vegetation for collectors in shorts. :-) + + + That seems to be the consensus opinion. However Didieraceae ('Madagascar cacti') contains some four genera with ca ten species, not just the one species. These should all be pretty weird-looking. I probably only really noticed the tall species fairly common around Tulear -- well, I assumed it was all one species -- and it was certainly pretty weird. One of these days, if I ever get round to my threatened task of scanning many of my Kodachromes, and if I ever also get round to setting up a web page, I might be able to put up a few images of such things when they get mentioned around here. But, please, no one hold your breath. Cheers, Phred. -- LID |
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