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minus-squareazi@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 months 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-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWhaaaaa, that’s crazy! Thanks for the explanation
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoCactus would love the Pangean interior
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
Whaaaaa, that’s crazy! Thanks for the explanation
Pangean prodigies.
Cactus would love the Pangean interior
I’m gonna guess that whatever plant they are talking about isn’t supposed to be in Sri Lanka. But it is.