In the forests of northern Madagascar, a tree long known by one name has been quietly living under the wrong identity. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have determined through genetic analysis that populations of baobabs previously classified as Adansonia za are in fact a distinct species—Adansonia bozy—bringing the world's known baobab count to nine. The discovery is more than a taxonomic correction; it is a reminder that the natural world still holds secrets even in species we believe we understand, and that the work of conservation depends first on the humbler work of know