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Flower of the African baobab

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Flower of the African baobab (Adansonia digitata) in Thane, Maharashtra, India
The baobab is the national tree of Madagascar

Botanical name: Adansonia digitata L. - [ (ad-an-SOH-nee-uh) named for Michel Adanson, 18th century French surgeon, botanist and naturalist; (dig-ee-TAH-tuh) or (dij-ee-TAH-tuh) meaning finger ] Synonyms: Adansonia baobab, Adansonia situla, Adansonia somalensis, Adansonia sphaerocarpa, Adansonia sulcata Family: Bombacaceae (baobab family) 

Common names of Adansonia digitata:
Afrikaans: kremetart • Danish:  Abebrødstræ, Baobab • Dutch:  Apebroodboom (South Africa), Kremetartboom • English: african baobab, baobab, baobab of  mahajanga  (Madagascar), bottle tree, cream of tartar tree, dead-rat tree (South Africa),  ethiopian sour bread,  lemonade tree, monkey-bread tree (South Africa),  sour gourd • French:  baobab africain, baobab de mozambique, calebassier du sénégal, pain de singe • German:  Affenbrotbaum • Marathi: गोरख चिंच gorakh chinch, वावबाब vavababa • Nyanja: mlambe • Polish:  Baobab wlasciwy • Tamil: பப்பரப்புளி papparappuli, பெரியமரவகை periyamaravakai • Tswana: moana, mowana • Venda: muvhuyu  • and: seboi (Sotho), toeega, ximuwu (Tsonga)

Origin: northeastern, central and southern Africa

The large, pendulous flowers (up to 200 mm in diameter) are white and sweetly scented and are pollinated by bats.

They are followed by velvety fruits full of edible acidic pulp sought by both monkeys and people.

References: Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • ZipCode Zoo • EcoPort • M.M.P.N.D. Blogged at: Slice of the Day by Vasant M. Salian Explore flickr, 2nd May 2007

Botany Photo of the day, November 21, 2007 at UBC Botanical Garden
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Source Baobab Africain
Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 07′ 22.45″ N, 72° 52′ 19.33″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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