Jellyfish Tree

Bad at Goodbyes

Jellyfish Tree :: Medusagyne oppositifolia

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 004

The Jellyfish Tree is a critically endangered tropical tree native to the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean, roughly 900 miles east of the African continent.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (22:43) Citations
• (24:29) Music
• (33:13) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/37781/10072208
• Journal of Molecular Ecology: Volume 20, Issue 18 – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05228.x
• New Phytologist: Volume 171, Issue 3 – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01787.x
• International Journal of Plant Sciences: Volume 175, Number 7 – https://doi.org/10.1086/676984
• Aline Finger’s doctoral dissertation “Ecological And Genetic Processes Underlying Allee Effects Among Tree Populations In The Context Of Divergent Population Histories” – https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/153625/eth-5967-02.pdf
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusagyne

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