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The baobab is the national tree of Madagascar Common name: Baobab, Cream of Tartar tree, Monkey-bread tree, Lemonade tree, Vavababa वावबाब (Marathi), Papparappuli பப்பரப்புளி, Periyamaravakai பெரியமரவகை (Tamil) Botanical name: Adansonia digitata - [ (ad-an-SOH-nee-uh) named for Michel Adanson, 18th century French surgeon, botanist and naturalist; (dig-ee-TAH-tuh) or (dij-ee-TAH-tuh) meaning finger ] Synonyms: Adansonia baobab, Adansonia situla, Adansonia somalensis, Adansonia sphaerocarpa, Adansonia sulcata Family: Bombacaceae Origin: northeastern, central & southern Africa The baobab (Adansonia), or monkey bread tree are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and mainland Africa and Australia (one species in each). The mainland African species also occurs in Madagascar, but it is not a native of that country. The species reach heights of between 5-25 m (exceptionally 30 m) tall, and up to 7 m (exceptionally 11 m) in trunk diameter. They are noted for storing water inside the swollen trunk, with the capacity to store up to 120,000 litres of water to endure the harsh drought conditions particular to each region. All occur in seasonally arid areas, and are deciduous, shedding their leaves during the dry season. Some are reputed to be many thousands of years old, though as the wood does not produce annual growth rings, this is impossible to verify; few botanists give any credence to these claims of extreme age. Courtesy: - Top Tropicals - Dave's Garden - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - ZipCode Zoo - EcoPort - A Dictionary - Marathi and English - Tamil Lexicon Note: Information has not been verified and may not be reliable; please check for any inaccuracy. |
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