Adansonia kilima

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species of baobab

  • fony baobab
    In baobab

    digitata and A. kilima) are native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and one (A. gregorii) is native to northwestern Australia. They have unusual barrel-like trunks and are known for their extraordinary longevity and ethnobotanical importance. Given their peculiar shape, an Arabian legend has it that…

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  • fony baobab
    In baobab

    >A. kilima to be a species distinct from A. digitata. Although superficially similar to the African baobab, it favours mountain habitats in mainland Africa and features distinct floral and pollen characteristics, as well as fewer chromosomes.

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