Adansonia

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Read about Adansonia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

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• Adansonia digitata – African Baobab (northeastern, central & southern Africa)
• Adansonia grandidieri – Grandidier's Baobab (Madagascar)
• 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)

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  Adansonia grandidieri near Morondava in Madagascar

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  Boab Adansonia gregorii in Australia

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  Adansonia madagascariensis in a Madagascar dry deciduous forest

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  Species Unknown in Savanur, Dharwad District, Karnataka, India

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  Adansonia digitata, Tarangire National Park in Tanzania

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  The fruit is about 18 cm long

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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