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The African baobab is largely found in savannah habitats, which tend to be fire-prone. Adaptations to survive frequent fires include a thick and fire-resistant bark and thick-shelled fruit. Trees older than about 15 years have thick enough bark to withstand the heat of most savannah fires, while younger trees can resprout after fire. [8]
African savannas occur between forest or woodland regions and grassland regions. Flora includes acacia and baobab trees, grass, and low shrubs. Acacia trees lose their leaves in the dry season to conserve moisture, while the baobab stores water in its trunk for the dry season. Many of these savannas are in Africa.
The Panke baobab in Zimbabwe was some 2,450 years old when it died in 2011, making it the oldest angiosperm ever documented, [26] and two other trees—Dorslandboom in Namibia and Glencoe in South Africa—were estimated to be approximately 2,000 years old. [27]
It appears that baobab seed pods floated from Madagascar to mainland Africa, located about 250 miles (400 km) to the west, and to Australia, situated more than 4,000 miles (nearly 7,000 km) to the ...
Adansonia za is a species of baobab in the genus Adansonia of the family Malvaceae (previously included in the Bombacaceae). It was originally named in French as anadzahé . [ 3 ] Common names in Malagasy include bojy , boringy , bozy , bozybe , ringy , and za , [ 4 ] the last of which gives the plant its specific epithet . [ 5 ]
Human voices are scarier for animals in African savannah than a lion’s growl. Vishwam Sankaran. October 6, 2023 at 11:54 AM.
What: Savannah Black Heritage Festival & Savannah African Art Museum When: Lunch-and-Learn at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Hometown Treasures Expo at 1 to 3 p.m., Feb. 19.
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