For the most common use of "Baobab", see Adansonia digitata.
"Baobab" and "Upside-down tree" redirect here. For the tree in Hyde Park, see Fagus sylvatica § Cultivation. For other use, see Baobab (disambiguation).
Adansonia
Adansonia digitata in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Bombacoideae
Genus:
Adansonia L.[1]
Species
See species section
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 Malvaceae family, subfamily Bombacoideae. They are native to Madagascar, mainland Africa, and Australia.[2] The trees have also been introduced to other regions such as Asia.[3] The generic name honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described Adansonia digitata.[4] The baobab is also known as the "upside down tree", a name that originates from several myths.[5] They are among the most long-lived of vascular plants[6] and have large flowers that are reproductive for a maximum of 15 hours.[7] The flowers open around dusk, opening so quickly that movement can be detected by the naked eye, and are faded by the next morning.[7] The fruits are large, oval to round and berry-like and hold kidney-shaped seeds in a dry, pulpy matrix.
In the early 21st century, baobabs in southern Africa began to die off rapidly from a cause yet to be determined. It is unlikely that disease or pests would be able to kill many trees so rapidly, and some have speculated that the die-off is a result of dehydration.[8][9]
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^Wickens, G.E.; Lowe, P. (2008). The Baobabs: Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4020-6430-2. OCLC 166358049.
^Patrut A, Woodborne S, Patrut RT, Rakosy L, Lowy DA, Hall G, von Reden KF (July 2018). "The demise of the largest and oldest African baobabs". Nature Plants. 4 (7): 423–426. doi:10.1038/s41477-018-0170-5. hdl:2263/65292. PMID 29892092. S2CID 47017569.
^ abBaum, David A. (1995). "A Systematic Revision of Adansonia (Bombacaceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 82 (3): 440–471. doi:10.2307/2399893. ISSN 0026-6493. JSTOR 2399893.
^Yong, Ed (11 June 2018). "Trees That Have Lived for Millennia Are Suddenly Dying". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^Nuwer, Rachel (12 June 2018). "Last March of the 'Wooden Elephants': Africa's Ancient Baobabs Are Dying". The New York Times.
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