Descriptions ²

Small to large tree up to 20 m tall, primary branches erect, horizontal, or descending, bark pale grey and smooth. Leaves 5 - 7 foliolate, margin leaflet entire. Flowers produced in leaf, with petals dark red. Fruits ussually globose, pericarp brown.
Phenology: flowering in February to April, ripe fruit in November.

Ecology ³

The species extends from Antsiranana to the Sambirano region and perhaps Soalala. Occurrences in the south-east of the country appear to be Adansonia za.

Similar species ³

Syn.
Adansonia bernieri Baill. ex Poiss. ; Baobabus madagascariensis (Baill.) Kuntze.

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].

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
2. Adapted by Franck Rakotonasolo from a work by (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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