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Researchers discover distinct new baobab species endemic to Madagascar

According to a study published in Taxon, genetic analysis showed that northern tree populations previously classified under Adansonia za are actually separate and closely related to other northern Malagasy baobabs

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Baobab trees in Madagascar.  PIC COURTESY/Nisa Karimi

Baobab trees in Madagascar. PIC COURTESY/Nisa Karimi

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have identified a distinct new baobab species, Adansonia bozy, found only in Madagascar.

According to a study published in Taxon, genetic analysis showed that northern tree populations previously classified under Adansonia za are actually separate and closely related to other northern Malagasy baobabs. 

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