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Date Posted: 19:48:11 04/06/03 Sun
Author: Didge
Subject: Re: evolution of cacti
In reply to: eyei guess you'r 's message, "Re: evolution of cacti" on 01:09:21 04/05/03 Sat

It was thought that the closest Plant Family to cacti on the evolutionary 'tree'was the Aizoaceae. However modern thinking is that the Cactaceae's nearest related plant family is the Portulacaceae. Australia has many species in both Families. Incidentally Africa,Madagascar and a few Indian Ocean islands have a number of recorded Rhipsalis cacti species. These however are probably just different geographic forms of oÿ

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  • Re: evolution of cacti -- Didge, 19:49:27 04/06/03 Sun
  • Re: evolution of cacti -- eye, 01:14:12 04/07/03 Mon
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