Indigenous Borneans knew a tree was two distinct species. Genetic analysis confirms they were right.

Indigenous Borneans knew a tree was two distinct species. Genetic analysis confirms they were right.
More than 200 years ago, a Spanish botanist described Artocarpus odoratissimus, a species of fruit-bearing tree found in Borneo and the Philippines. The Iban people, who are indigenous to Borneo, know the tree to have two different varieties, which…

Published June 22, 2022 at 12:08PM
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