Fig 1.
Map of Madagascar, showing the Toliara province (in yellow) and the position of the Tsimanampetsotse National Park (marked by the red arrow).
Fig 2.
General view of the old Grandmother.
Fig 3.
The strange looking tri-stemmed trunk of the Grandmother showing its various sized bulbuous formations.
Fig 4.
Cross-section of Grandmother (at 1.30 m above ground) showing the 3 fused stems (I, II and III) and the projection of sampling points’ positions (1, 2 and 3).
Fig 5.
Western view of the polygamous baobab with stem numbering (from I to VI).
Fig 6.
Eastern view of the polygamous baobab with stem numbering.
Table 1.
AMS Radiocarbon dating results and calibrated calendar ages of samples collected from the Grandmother.
Table 2.
AMS Radiocarbon dating results and calibrated calendar ages of samples collected from the polygamous baobab.