| Author: | Henri
Ernest Baillon, 1893 |
| Family: |
BOMBACACEAE* |
| Origin: |
South-Western - Southern Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3-5 Metres |
| Height: |
25 Metres |
| Flower:
|
White - Pale
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Grandidier's Baobab |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Bombacaceae family was
given this name by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1893. It is found
in south-western and southern Madagascar, growing in a well
drained soil with quite some water and lots of sun. The stem
can grow from three to five metres in diameter, and reach a height of 25
metres. The flowers occurs in the dry season: May to August, are white,
fating into pale yellow.
The genera is named after the French naturalist Michel Adanson,1727-1806.
The species is named after the French botanist
Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921).
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Bombacaceae is now part of the Malvaceae. |
Baobab Avenue, near Morondava by
Rita Willaert.
Typical western form. It use to be a forest, but all other trees
are cut down for char-coal.
Baobabs contain around 80% water, and is useless for that. |
