✿Bombacaceae · Adansonia
Khurasani Imli / African Calabash
Adansonia digitata
Also known as Baobab Tree, Monkey Bread Tree, African Baobab Tree
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adansonia digitata
- Genus
- Adansonia
- Family
- Bombacaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Introduced and planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Africa, Tropical Asia, Madagascar
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka
- 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, गोरखचिंच
About Khurasani Imli
African Calabash (Adansonia digitata) is a tree belonging to the Bombacaceae family (Bombax Or Kapok Family). It is typically found in introduced and planted. Native to Tropical Africa, it is distributed across Africa, Tropical Asia, Madagascar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-September.
Botanical family
Bombacaceae
Bombax Or Kapok Family
Khurasani Imli belongs to the Bombacaceae family.
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