Taxon

Adansonia digitata

 
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Adansonia digitata - Kremetartboom, Baobab, Cream of tartar tree, Lemonade tree, Monkey-bread tree, Mowana, Muvhuyu, isiMuku, umShimulu
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Common name: Kremetartboom, Baobab, Cream of tartar tree, Lemonade tree, Monkey-bread tree, Mowana, Muvhuyu, isiMuku, umShimulu
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Deciduous tree
Usage: The fruit is edible and have various uses.
Comments: Large Baobab trees have been used as prisons, pubs, storage barns, and even bus stops. Pollinated by bats. The massive, usually squat cylindrical trunk gives rise to thick tapering branches resembling a root-system, which is why it has often been referred to as the upside-down tree.
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