Descriptions ²

Tree up to 25 m tall, primary branches regularly distributed, mainly horizontal, sometimes with irregular protuberances on their upper surfaces. Leaves 6 - 9 foliolate, margin leaflet entire. Flowers produced when leaflets, with petals white, yellowing with age. Fruits ussually oblong, pericarp dense brown.
Phenology: flowering in May to early July, ripe fruit in November.

Ecology ³

Until recently the species was thought to be restricted to the northern tip of Madagascar around the Baie d'Antsiranana. A subpopulation has since been found further south in Mahory Forest between Ankarana and Analamera Reserves.

Similar species ³

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Reference ³

• Madagascar Catalogue, 2013. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A. & Antananarivo, Madagascar [http://www.efloras.org/madagascar].
• D. A. Baum. 1995. A systematic revision of Adansonia (bombacaceae). ANN. Missouri Bot. Gard. 82: 440-470.

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