Adansonia (Baobab genus) Life
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Eight species, native to tropical Africa,
Madagascar and Australia. The only
African species is the Baobab Adansonia digitata.
Five non-African species have been cultivated in southern Africa. Adansonia
was formerly placed in the family Bombacaceae which has now
been synonymised under Malvaceae.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
Adansonia digitata (Baobab)
The Baobab is one of the
most well known African tree species, partly because of its extraordinary size
and appearance but also because of its many uses. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Adansonia rubrostipa (Fony
baobab, Ringy, Zameny) [= Adansonia fony]
Native to Madagascar. See
Wikipedia |
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Adansonia grandidieri (Reniala)
Native to Madagascar. See
Wikipedia |
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Adansonia gregorii (Boab, Dead
rat tree, Gadawon)
Native to Australia. See
Wikipedia |
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Adansonia madagascariensis (Za,
Zabe, Renida, Bozy)
Native to Madagascar. See
Wikipedia |
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Adansonia za (Za, Ringy,
Boringy)
Native to Madagascar. See
Wikipedia |
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Links
Publications
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Baum, D.A. 1995. A systematic revision of Adansonia
(Bombacaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 82: 440-470.
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Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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