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Adansonia {{{latin_name}}}
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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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
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Cultivation
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Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Species
- Specieswp
- 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)
Gallery
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Boab Adansonia gregorii in Australia
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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
External links
- w:Adansonia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Adansonia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)