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'''''Adansonia''''' is a genus of eight species of tree, six native to [[Madagascar]], one native to mainland [[Africa]] and one to [[Australia]]. The mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island. A typical common name is '''baobab'''. Other common names include boab, boaboa, bottle tree, upside-down tree, and monkey bread tree. The generic name honours [[Michel Adanson]], the French naturalist and explorer who described ''A. digitata''. {{TOC limit|limit=2}} Adansonias reach heights of {{convert|5|to|30|m|ft}} and have trunk diameters of {{convert|7|to|11|m|ft}}. [[Glencoe Baobab]] - an [[African Baobab]] specimen in [[Limpopo Province]], [[South Africa]], often considered the largest example alive, up to recent times had a [[circumference]] of {{convert|47|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bigbaobab.co.za/baobab.html |title=Big Baobab Facts|accessdate=2008-01-08}}</ref> Its diameter is estimated at about {{convert|15.9|m|ft}}. Recently the tree split up into two parts and it is possible that the stoutest tree now is [[Sunland Baobab]], also in South Africa. Diameter of this tree is 10.64 m, approximate circumference - 33.4 metres. Some baobabs are reputed to be many thousands of years old, which is difficult to verify as the [[wood]] does not produce annual [[growth ring]]s, though [[radiocarbon dating]] may be able to provide age data. {{Inc| Adansonia (named after M. Adanson, French botanist). Bombacaceae. A genus of 8 species of tropical shrubs and trees, closely related to Bombax: fls. large, pendulous; petals 5, white, obovate; stamens numerous, united in a column about the styles; ovary 5-10-celled: fr. oblong, woody, indehiscent, filled with a mealy pulp in which are numerous seeds. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Species== ;Species{{wp}} *''[[Adansonia digitata]]'' – African Baobab (northeastern, central & southern [[Africa]]) *''[[Adansonia grandidieri]]'' – Grandidier's Baobab ([[Madagascar]]) *''[[Boab|Adansonia gregorii]]'' (syn. ''A. gibbosa'') – [[Boab]] or Australian Baobab (northwest Australia) *''[[Adansonia madagascariensis]]'' – Madagascar Baobab (Madagascar) *''[[Adansonia perrieri]]'' – Perrier's Baobab (North Madagascar) *''[[Adansonia rubrostipa]]'' (syn. ''A. fony'') – Fony Baobab (Madagascar) *''[[Adansonia suarezensis]]'' – Suarez Baobab (Diego Suarez, Madagascar) *''[[Adansonia za]]'' – Za Baobab (Madagascar) ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> Image:Baobab Avenue 1.JPG|''[[Adansonia grandidieri]]'' near [[Morondava]] in [[Madagascar]] Image:Derby boab, Western Australia.jpg|Boab ''[[Adansonia gregorii]]'' in Australia Image:Baobabamrazorback.jpg|''[[Adansonia madagascariensis]]'' in a [[Madagascar dry deciduous forest]] Image:SavanurBaobab06052007318.jpg| Species Unknown in [[Savanur]], Dharwad District, Karnataka, India Image:baobabtre_b3599.jpg|''Adansonia digitata'', Tarangire National Park in Tanzania Image:Baobab seeds.jpg|The fruit is about 18 cm long </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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