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minus-squareazi@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-21 month agoThere’s a bunch of species of cactus (family Cactaceae) but only Rhipsalis baccifera is found in the old world. Even weirder is that it’s not just found in the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa but also Sri Lanka for some reason.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoCactus would love the Pangean interior
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhaaaaa, that’s crazy! Thanks for the explanation
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m gonna guess that whatever plant they are talking about isn’t supposed to be in Sri Lanka. But it is.
I don’t get it
There’s a bunch of species of cactus (family Cactaceae) but only Rhipsalis baccifera is found in the old world. Even weirder is that it’s not just found in the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa but also Sri Lanka for some reason.
Pangean prodigies.
Cactus would love the Pangean interior
Whaaaaa, that’s crazy! Thanks for the explanation
I’m gonna guess that whatever plant they are talking about isn’t supposed to be in Sri Lanka. But it is.