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I don't have sufficient context to write an accurate 2-sentence overview. While I know Adansonia digitata is a plant species, you've only provided that basic classification. To write accurate and specific information about what it is and why it matters, I would need additional context about its characteristics, habitat, uses, or significance—which I should not invent.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia
General: with four sets of chromosomes (Adansonia digitata), and a second
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
Article
Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman). These are long-lived pachycauls; radiocarbon dating has shown at least one individual to be 1,275 years old. They are typically found in dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape and reveal the presence of a watercourse from afar. They have traditionally been valued as sources of food, water, health remedies or places of shelter and are a key food source for many animals. They are steeped in legend and superstition. In recent years, many of the largest, oldest trees have died, for unknown reasons. Other common names for the baobab include monkey-bread tree, upside-down tree, and cream of tartar tree.
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