Adansonia digitata
African baobab; monkey-bread tree; upside-down tree; cream of tartar tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Affenbrotbaum | |
| English | African baobab; monkey-bread tree; upside-down tree; cream of tartar tree | |
| Français | Baobab africain | |
| Italiano | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Suomi | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Norsk | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Čeština | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Español | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Svenska | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Polski | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Український | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Român | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Русский | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Български | Affenbrotbaum | |
| EESTI | Affenbrotbaum | |
| 日本語 | Affenbrotbaum | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Guinea-Bissau; N-Cameroon; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Central African Republic; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Eritrea; Ethiopia; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Malawi; Mozambique; Angola; São Tomé; Principe Isl.; Annobon Isl.; South Africa (Limpopo, Northern Prov.); Namibia; Botswana; Seychelles [I]; Madagascar [I]; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] [I] (Juan de Nova Isl. [I]); India [I]; Yemen (SW-Yemen); Oman (Dhofar); China [I] (Guangdong [I], Fujian [I], Yunnan [I]); Java [I]; Nepal [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Philippines [c]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Thailand [I]; Maldives [I]; Jamaica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Haiti [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I]); Venezuela [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Adansonia | |||
| Species | digitata | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Adansonia digitata L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson