Adansonia digitata

The African baobab is the most important in number and also the better known among the eight species.
Indigenous in the semi arid part of the sub-Saharian Africa.
Unlike the 8 other diploid species, it is tetraploid.
This means that it has 4n chromosomes in its cells, the diploid number of 2n being the normal number.
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.


The African baobab is the most important in number and also the better known among the eight species. Indigenous in the semi arid part of the sub-Saharian Africa. Unlike the 8 other diploid species, it is tetraploid. This means that it has 4n chromosomes in its cells, the diploid number of 2n being the normal number. 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.
Country of Origin	Africa
General Features	Tree . Flowering plant . Fruiting plant . Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Succulent Plant . Develops a caudex .
Botanical Family	Bombacaceae
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