tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post8070038875360783254..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Dual origins of cultivated coconutsDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-67228755690002263732012-06-25T17:34:38.414+03:002012-06-25T17:34:38.414+03:00Coconuts, and the large family they belong to, see...Coconuts, and the large family they belong to, seem to come from the Americas. There are very few related species in the old world. The coconuts closest relatives are in South America and Central America. If one sees these species and eats the nuts, there is no doubt. What is not known is how widespread the proto-coconut was before human intervention. DNA divergence estimates would help. My guess is that the coconut distributed itself on ocean currents from the Americas and was first found by humans in the Pacific. It is possible that ancient mariners found it in the Americas first, but I doubt it. It does seem to have evolved in America though.desrosiersjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883465217159019795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-42297547638774921892011-07-20T23:43:30.574+03:002011-07-20T23:43:30.574+03:00You are well grounded in scientific theory with DN...You are well grounded in scientific theory with DNA analysis. Do you have an idea about the possible origin of the Coconut, that is the land where it originated? I suppose there are many varieties but I would first think that the species originated in the tropics of Southeast Asia. Using fossil evidence of species it may be possible to find the routes of ancient mariners along the coasts and eventually to distant islands.jack enrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822041105772550351noreply@blogger.com