Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs (/ ˈbaʊbæb / or / ˈbeɪoʊbæb /) or adansonias. They are placed in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Bombacoideae.

Mar 6, 2025 · baobab, (genus Adansonia), genus of nine species of deciduous trees of the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae). Six of the species (Adansonia grandidieri, A. madagascariensis, A. perrieri, A. rubrostipa, A. suarezensis, and A. za) are endemic to Madagascar, two (A. digitata and A. kilima) are native to mainland Africa and the Arabian ...

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).

Adansonia grandidieri is the biggest and most famous of Madagascar 's six species of baobabs. It is sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab or the giant baobab. In French it is called Baobab malgache.

Adansonia is a fast-track and peer-reviewed journal of plant biology, devoted to the inventory, analysis and interpretation of vascular plants biodiversity. It publishes original results, in French or English, of botanical research, particularly in systematics and related fields: morphology, anatomy, biology, ecology, phylogeny, biogeography, etc.

Adansonia (the baobabs) is a small genus within Malvaceae, containing only eight extant species. Six of these species are native to Madagascar, with one species each in sub-Saharan Africa and Australia.

The baobab tree (Adansonia) known also as the tree of life is a magnificent giant tree belonging to the Bombacaceae family. This wonderful tree has unusual barrel-like trunks and has also extraordinary longevity and ethnobotanical importance.

baobab, (genus Adansonia), genus of nine species of deciduous trees of the hibiscus, or mallow, family (Malvaceae). Six of the species (Adansonia grandidieri, A. madagascariensis, A. perrieri, A. rubrostipa, A. suarezensis, and A. za) are endemic to Madagascar, two (A. digitata and A. kilima) are native to mainland Africa and the Arabian ...

Broadleaf, deciduous tree, leafs out during the period of maximum heat just before the first rains arrive in a tropical environment. It may grow to 65 ft (~20 m) high, with a massive trunk that is cylindrical, tapering, bottle-shaped or irregular; with a bare lower part. The top, divides into stiff upward-pointing branches, giving the impression of a bottle full of twigs. Leaves simple ...

Adansonia digitata has a character which is unique in the genus: pendulous flowers. The tree is usually massive, reaching 25m in height and up to 12 m in diameter, with irregular crown. Bark grey, smoth. Some times irregurlarly tuberculate. Flowers of Adansonia digitata are white. The fruits are variable, globose to ovoid.