Adansonia
Also known as baobabs, adansonias
Adansonia is a genus of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs (also boabab; or ). The eight species of Adansonia are native to Africa, Australia, and Madagascar but have also been introduced to other regions of the world, including Barbados, where several of the baobabs there are suspected to have originated from Africa. Other baobabs have been introduced to Asia. A genomic and ecological analysis further suggests that the genus itself originated from Madagascar.
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Adansonia is a genus of large deciduous trees commonly known as baobabs, with eight species found naturally in Africa, Australia, and Madagascar. These trees have been introduced to various other regions around the world and are thought to have originally evolved in Madagascar.
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Species
African baobab
species
FamilyMalvaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Observations7,979
模式種 猴面包树 Adansonia digitata L. 物种 见本文。 猴面包树屬（學名：Adansonia）是锦葵目锦葵科的植物，又稱猢狲树属。共包括8种：土生在非洲大陆（1种）、马达加斯加（6种）和澳洲（1种）。落葉喬木，猴面包树高達5～30米。其樹枝長得像樹根一样，樹幹非常粗，直径可以到达7～11米，需要几十个人手拉着手才能合抱一圈。樹通常可活500年，但一般相信有些樹已有5000年的壽命[1]。由於不具年輪，須要靠同位素來測量年齡。過去十幾年間，非洲13棵一千至兩千五百年壽命的最古老猢猻樹中，已有9棵死亡。[2] 目录 1 種類 2 名稱 3 儲水 4 經濟用途 4.1 葉 4.2 花 4.3 果 4.4 樹皮 4.5 草藥 5 其他用途 6 相片 7 參考文獻 8 外部連結 種類 Adansonia digitata – 非洲猴面包树（西、東北、中、南非洲） Adansonia grandidieri – 大猴面包树，馬達加斯加為最高大的猴面包树，亦為瀕危物種。這個學名是為紀念法國探險家及植物學家Alfred Grandidier。 Adansonia gregorii (syn. A. gibbosa) – 澳洲猴麵包樹，當地人稱boab Adansonia madagascariensis – 馬達加斯加猴面包树 （馬達加斯加） Adansonia perrieri – Perrier's Baobab（馬達加斯加北部） Adansonia rubrostipa (syn. A. fony） – Fony Baobab （馬達加斯加） Adansonia suarezensis – Suarez Baobab（Diego Suarez，馬達加斯加） Adansonia za – Za Baobab（馬達加斯加） Adansonia是為紀念十八世紀法國探險家及自然學家Michel Adanson，他是最先記錄非洲猴面包树的西方學者。他在塞內加爾獵羚羊時看到這種大樹[1]。 名稱 英文俗名Baobab念為貝歐貝普。由於葉子在旱季會掉光，樹枝很像插入天空的樹根，猴面包树也被稱為倒栽樹（Upside-down Tree）。根據一些非洲神話，這樹被種反了。這樹非洲人中很受尊崇，以自己的語言稱之為生命樹，也有叫生之母﹐或直接叫母親。由於它遠高於其他的樹，又被稱為樹王[3]。由於樹幹儲水量大，也被稱為瓶子樹[1]。亦有人稱為狐面包树，狐在此應指狐猴。 儲水 它的樹幹有儲存水的作用，儲存量可達12萬公升。在沙漠氣候旱季的時候，它的葉子會掉光，以減少水份的蒸發，靠儲存的水份，等待下一個雨季。 經濟用途 樹全身上下從葉到根，沒有一處不被人利用。晒乾的果殼可作打擊樂器[3]。 葉 樹葉可以煮來當蔬菜吃，亦可磨成粉作調味醬[3]。 花 花期是5月至8月，在傍晚開
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19 sectionsContents
- Description
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Fruit
- Taxonomy
- Species
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- Ecology
- Notable trees
- Culinary uses
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Adansonia is a genus of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs (also boabab; or ). The eight species of Adansonia are native to Africa, Australia, and Madagascar but have also been introduced to other regions of the world, including Barbados, where several of the baobabs there are suspected to have originated from Africa. Other baobabs have been introduced to Asia. A genomic and ecological analysis further suggests that the genus itself originated from Madagascar.
The generic name Adansonia honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who provided the first detailed botanical description and illustrations of Adansonia digitata. The baobab, however, is also known as the "upside down tree," a name attributable to the trees' overall appearance and historical myths. Baobabs are among the longest-lived of vascular plants and have large flowers that are reproductive for a maximum of 15 hours. The flowers open around dusk with sufficiently rapid movement that is detectable by the naked eye. The fruits are large, oval to round and berry-like, and hold kidney-shaped seeds in a dry, pulpy matrix.