[HN Gopher] Finding the Mango's Origin (2017)
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       Finding the Mango's Origin (2017)
        
       Author : Tomte
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2024-12-15 07:33 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | stevage wrote:
       | Super interesting. It fascinates me that the origins of mangoes
       | are apparently so poorly understood.
        
         | hinkley wrote:
         | I thought canoe plants were an interesting concept when
         | introduced to them, but we know that those come from Polynesia.
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         | I kind of wonder if mango is one of those plants that taught
         | the far east to prevent exportation of native flora, to control
         | supply chains. It's already everywhere so we can't build a
         | moat. But pepper, cinnamon, and tea...
        
       | sundarurfriend wrote:
       | It's weird to me that the idea of mangoes arising from "two
       | distinct, closely related species" is apparently so
       | controversial, when the idea of species itself is not rigorously
       | defined.
        
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