Common Name:
Baobab
Nine species of deciduous trees with massive swollen trunks and rather short branches. Six species are native to Madagascar, two species, including A. digitata, are native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and one species, A. gregorii, is native to Australia
Adansonia: honors Michael Adanson (1727-1806), the French naturalist and explorer who first described A. digitata.
Pronunciation:
ad-an-SOH-nee-uh
Family:
Bombacaceae