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African baobab

Local Name	:	African baobab
Botanical Name	:	Adansonia digitata L
Common Name	:	African baobab
Family	:	Malvaceae
Distribution	:	The species is native to Africa, Madagascar, Australia and Arabian Peninsula. It has been introduced in in many tropical and subtropical regions like central African countries, many Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is a massive deciduous tree with a lifespan of several hundred years.

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Descriptions

It is a massive deciduous tree with a lifespan of several hundred years. Trunk is swollen and often hollow with stout and tortuous branches. Leaves are simple or digitately compound. Flowers are large, white and pentamerous hanging from stalks on long pedicels. Fruits are ovoid capsule.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

May-December

Use(s)

The species is native to Africa, Madagascar, Australia and Arabian Peninsula. It has been introduced in in many tropical and subtropical regions like central African countries, many Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.