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Adansonia grandidieri Baill.

Grandidier's baobab; Giant baobab

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Grandidier's baobab; Giant baobab
Français Baobab malgache; Baobab de Grandidier
Other names renala; reniala (Malagasy for "mother of the forest")

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Madagascar; Vietnam [c]
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Adansonia
Species grandidieri
Author citation Baill.
Scientific name Adansonia grandidieri Baill.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Grandidier's baobab;  Giant baobab

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson