Re: Nepenthes madagascariensis

Michael Hasemann (jmh@tko.vtt.fi)
Mon, 21 Mar 1994 11:46:39 +0200 (EET)

>
> >... colonized in prehistoric times by Indonisian
> > seafarers. It seems to me that this raises the possibility that
> >Nepenthes
> > were brought to the island some thousands of years ago. This is a
> >very
> > different model for the origin of the species on the island than the
> > "continental drift" model discussed by Kurata for example. Does
> >anyone
> > know of the recent scientific thought on this matter?
> >
>
> I feel that this is not a possible model as Homo sapiens is a quite
> recent species. N. madagascariensis and N. masoalensis differ from
> all other species so much that it is surely impossible that it is just a
> form evolved within a few thousand years, comparable to a
> domesticated animal.
>
> Andreas
>
Well, if I compare a Yorkshire Terrier with a wolf remarkable
differences may come up in a very short time.

-Michael

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