African Calabash
Adansonia digitata
Also known as Baobab Tree, Monkey Bread Tree, African Baobab tree
About African Calabash
Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman). These are long-lived pachycauls; radiocarbon dating has shown at least one individual to be 1,275 years old. They are typically found in dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape and reveal the presence of a watercourse from afar. They have traditionally been valued as sources of food, water, health remedies or places of shelter and are a key food source for many animals. They are steeped in legend and superstition. In recent years, many of the largest, oldest trees have died, for unknown reasons.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adansonia digitata
- Genus
- Adansonia
- Family
- BOMBACACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Introduced and planted
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Africa, Tropical Asia, Madagascar
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ख़ुरासानी इमली Khurasani Imli, Gorakh imli गोरख इमली
- Bengali
- Gadhagachh
- Tamil
- Papparappuli பப்பரப்புளி
- Telugu
- Brahmaaamlika
- Marathi
- Gorakh chinch गोरख चिंच
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
African Calabash belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
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