Adansonia digitata

  See also category: Adansonia digitata

APG III Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: rosids • Cladus: eurosids II • Ordo: Malvales • Familia: Malvaceae • Subfamilia: Bombacoideae • Genus: Adansonia • Species: Adansonia digitata L. (1753)

 Vernacular names

English: Baobab tree · Afrikaans: Kremetart · Bamanankan: Nsirasun · Български: Баобаб · Deutsch: Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum · Français: Baobab africain · isiZulu: isiMuku, umShimulu, isiMuhu · עברית: באובב · Kiswahili: Mbuyu · Lietuvių: Tikrasis baobabas · Македонски: Баобаб · Nederlands: Afrikaanse baobab · 日本語: アフリカバオバブ · Otsiherero: Omukura · Polski: Baobab afrykański · Português: Adansonia · Русский: Баобаб · Sesotho: Motsoo · Setswana: Movana · Suomi: Apinanleipäpuu · Tshivenda: Muvhuyu · Українська: Баобаб · Xitsonga: Shimuwu · ‪中文(繁體)‬: 猢猻樹 · ‪中文(简体)‬: 猴面包树 ·

Trees

Southern Africa

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  Old baobab, Nyanga, Zimbabwe.

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  North-eastern Zimbabwe, September 2006

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  Baobab tree in Kruger Park, South Africa

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  Note the man standing in front of it to get an idea of its size. Zimbabwe or Botswana.

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  Baobab in Northern Namibia (Kunene).

East Africa

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  Malawi

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  Baobab in Tanzania

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  Tanzania

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  Baobab in Zanzibar

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  Baobab in Tanzania

West Africa

Burkina Faso

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  Burkina Faso

Gambia

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  baobabs near Banjul, Gambia

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  baobab near Banjul, Gambia

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  Gambia (west view),
  Bijilo Forest Park

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  Gambia (south view),
  Bijilo Forest Park

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  Gambia (north view),
  Bijilo Forest Park

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  Market place at Serekunda, Gambia

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  Baobab on James Islands, Gambia

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Senegal

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  Senegal

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Brasil

Pernambuco

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  Baobá in Praça da

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  República, Recife, Brasil.

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  Baobá no Poço da Panela, Recife.

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  Baobá no Recife, à beira do Rio Capibaribe, em Ponte D'Uchoa.

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  Baobá in Poço Comprido, Vicência, Brasil.

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  Baobá em Poço Comprido. O local tem duas árvores.

Rio Grande do Norte

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  Baobab in Nísia Floresta, Brazil.

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  Baobab fruit, split open to show pulp containing seeds

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Uses

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  Shoulder bag made of baobab bark fibres, Zimbabwe

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  Doll made of baobab bark fibres, Zimbabwe

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  Different colour fibres have been used

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