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African Baobab

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Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the baobab genus Adansonia and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It is a long-lived pachycaul, with radiocarbon dating having shown at least one individual to be 1,275 years old, and it is typically found in the dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where it dominates the landscape and can reveal the presence of a watercourse from a distance. The tree has traditionally been valued as a source of food, water and health remedies and as a place of shelter, and it is a key food source for many animals, while also being steeped in local legend and superstition. In recent years many of the largest, oldest baobabs have died for reasons that remain unknown.

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 1

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 2

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 3

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 1

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Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Baobab

In Biome

Source Adansonia digitata (Wikipedia)

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Source Adansonia digitata (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Adansonia digitata (Wikipedia)

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lead sentence (diet), EntityId 339865
Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman).
lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 339865
They are typically found in dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape and reveal the presence of a watercourse from afar.
article text (conservation status), EntityId 339865
the African baobab is not yet classified by the IUCN Red List, although there is evidence that populations may be declining.
In Biome: Savanna, Wikipedia intro: "ating has shown at least one individual to be 1,275 years old. They are typically found in dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the land..."
In Ecosystem: Sahel, Distribution and habitat
The northern limit of its distribution in Africa is associated with rainfall patterns; only on the Atlantic coast and in the Sudanian savanna does its occurrence venture naturally into the Sahel.

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2. Plants For A Future: Adansonia digitata

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

Quote, Medicinal Uses

They are used to treat kidney and bladder diseases, asthma, general fatigue, diarrhoea, insect bites, and guinea worm.

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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420

"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Adansonia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67983

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67983

"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":"Malvaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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Wikidata: Baobab

Child Taxon Of: Malvaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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