Sideroxylon grandiflorum, also known as the tambalacoque or dodo tree, is a long-lived species of tree in the sapote family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.

May 20, 2016 · On the small volcanic island of Mauritius just east of Madagascar live large hardwood trees with vines draping from their wide canopies. The trees go by several names …

Mar 17, 2016 · One of the more intriguing cases is that of the so called dodo tree, or tambalacoque. Like many members of the Sapotaceae family the tambalacoque tree, known to botanists as Sideroxylon grandiflorum, is a tropical species. It is found only on the island of Mauritius, home of the now extinct flightless dodo bird.

The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightless Rodrigues solitaire.

Sideroxylon sp. Bully Tree, Manglier, Dodo Tree Family: Sapotaceae Origin: South Africa, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands

Habitat and ecology This endemic species of Mauritius grows mainly in upland forests and high mountain vegetation but is also found in the middle forest of the native canopy. There are isolated trees in some gardens in Curepipe. The flowers are pollinated by birds, flies, bats and geckos and fruit are dispersed by bats.

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Sideroxylon grandiflorum, known as tambalacoque or dodo tree, is a long-lived tree in the family Sapotaceae, endemic to Mauritius. It is valued for its timber. Most organisms interact with other organisms in some way or another, and how they do so …

Jan 15, 2024 · The extinction of the famous Dodo (about 360 years ago) was initially thought to have left the "Dodo tree" (tambalacoque, Sideroxylon grandiflorum, Sapotaceae) without a seed disperser,...

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