Adansonia digitata

Adansonia digitata, in leaf in rainy season, Popenguine, Sénégal

Adansonia digitata, leafless in dry season, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Tribus: Adansonieae
Genus: Adansonia
Sectio: A. sect. Adansonia
Species: Adansonia digitata

Name

Adansonia digitata L., (1759).

• Lectotypus: 862.1 LINN, vide A.Robyns, (1980).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Baobabus digitata (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 67 (1891).

• Heterotypic
  • Adansonia bahobab L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 960 (1763).
  • Adansonia baobab Gaert., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 253. t. 135 (1791).
  • Adansonia digitata var. congolensis A.Chev., Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 53: 493 (1906).
  • Adansonia integrifolia Raf., Sylva Tell., 149 (1838).
  • Adansonia scutula Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (Steudel), ed. 2. 1: 24 (1840), sphalm.
  • Adansonia situla (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. 3: 124 (1826).
  • Adansonia somaliensis Chiov., Fl. Somala, 8: 30 (1932), nom. inval.
  • Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev., Vigit. Rig. Tombouctou. In Actes Congris Int. Bot. 1900: 271 (1901).
  • Adansonia sulcata A.Chev., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 494 (1906).
  • Ophelus sitularius Lour., Fl. Cochin. 412 (1790).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Adansonia digitata Continental:Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental:Asia-temperate Regional: Peninsular arab ia Oman, Yemen Introduced into: Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Madagascar, Mozambique Channel I, Sri Lanka, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : ed. 10, 2: 1144.
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1190. Reference page. , (nom. inval.)

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Adansonia digitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Adansonia digitata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Adansonia digitata. Published online. Accessed: September 03 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Adansonia digitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 September 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Adansonia digitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kremetart
አማርኛ: ባምባ
aragonés: Baobab africano
العربية: باوباب إصبعي
azərbaycanca: Baobab
bem: Mubuyu
be: Mubuyu
беларуская: Баабаб
български: Баобаб
bamanankan: Nsirasun
বাংলা: Gadhagachh
català: Baobab africà
Deutsch: Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum
Ελληνικά: Αδανσονία η δακτυλωτή
English: African Baobab
español: Baobab
فارسی: آدانسونیا دیجیتاتا
Fulfulde: ɓokki
suomi: Apinanleipäpuu
français: Baobab africain
ગુજરાતી: Bukha
Hausa: Kuka
עברית: באובב
हिन्दी: गोरख इमली
hornjoserbsce: Afriski wopiči chlěbowc
hts: Nxoba-ko
magyar: Majomkenyérfa
հայերեն: Բաոբաբ
Otsiherero: Omukura
íslenska: Apabrauðstré
italiano: Baobab
日本語: アフリカバオバブ
Jawa: Nsirasun
ქართული: ბაობაბი
Kwanyama: Omukura
қазақша: Баобаб
ಕನ್ನಡ: ದೊಡ್ದಹುನುಸೆ
перем коми: Баобаб
kurdî: Baobab
коми: Баобаб
кыргызча: Баобаб
Silozi: Mubuyu
lietuvių: Tikrasis baobabas
македонски: Баобаб
кырык мары: Баобаб
मराठी: गोरखचिंच
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Botol
nd: umKhomo
Nederlands: Afrikaanse baobab
Sesotho sa Leboa: Motsoo
Chi-Chewa: Mbuyu
polski: Baobab afrykański
português: Imbondeiro
română: Baobab
русский: Баобаб
संस्कृतम्: Sarpadandi
සිංහල: Aliha gaha
chiShona: Mbuyu
Soomaaliga: Yak
svenska: Baobab
Kiswahili: Mbuyu
தமிழ்: ஆனைப்புளி
తెలుగు: బ్రహ్మ మల్లిక
ไทย: บาวบาบ
ትግርኛ: Kommer
Setswana: Movana
Xitsonga: Shimuwu
удмурт: Баобаб
українська: Баобаб
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Baobab
Tshivenda: Muvhuyu
Wolof: Bui
Yorùbá: Ose igbeeluju
中文（简体）: 猴面包树
中文（繁體）: 猢猻樹
中文: 猴面包树
isiZulu: isiMuku

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