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. The fruit of Sideroxylon grandiflorum is analogous to a peach. Each is termed a drupe because each has a hard endocarp, or pit, surrounding the seed.

2016年5月20日 · 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 including the tambalacoque...

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.

2016年3月17日 · Early engraving of a dodo, the famous extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. In the 1970s there was concern that the tambalacoque tree was on the brink of extinction. There were supposedly only 13 specimens left, all estimated to be about 300 years old.

Natural history of the dodo and the tambalacoque tree The dodo (Raphidae: Raphus cucullatus) was one of three species in the family Raphidae, considered to be derived from pigeons and doves (Columbiformes) (Ha-chisuka 1953, Cheke 1985). All were large, flightless birds found in the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar.

2023年1月31日 · No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The...

2018年1月13日 · He championed the idea of co-evolution of the tree with the extinct dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus), a grotesque-looking, turkey-sized, flightless pigeon also found only on that island. The dodo was plump and tasty and did not fear people when Portuguese sailors began to visit the island in 1507.

2008年9月19日 · What is a dodo? Search for an image and write a brief description of this bird and its natural history. The common name of the tree in this study is Calvaria or tambalocoque. What is it's scientific name according to Temple? The scientific name of this tree has changed. Why would this have occurred?

2024年12月17日 · The dodo was a unique bird that once roamed the island of Mauritius. It became extinct in the 17th century primarily due to human activities such as hunting and habitat destruction. This flightless bird’s curious nature and unfortunate fate have made it a symbol of extinction and loss.

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.