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It is sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab or the giant baobab. In French it is called Baobab malgache. The local name is renala or reniala (from Malagasy: reny ala, meaning "mother of the forest"). [3] [4] This tree is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where it is an endangered species threatened by
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The Avenue of the Baobabs, or Alley of the Baobabs, is a prominent group of Grandidier's baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) lining the unpaved Road No.8 between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina in the Menabe region of western Madagascar. Its striking landscape draws travelers from around the world, making it one of the most visited locations in ...
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 ...
Grandidier's baobab, giant baobab: west central Madagascar [19] Adansonia gregorii F.Muell. (syn. A. gibbosa) boab, Australian baobab, bottletree, cream-of-tartar-tree, gouty-stem: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia) [20] Adansonia madagascariensis Baill. Madagascar baobab: northwest and north Madagascar [21] Adansonia perrieri ...
The Adansonia za, a tall tree that ranges from 20 to 30 meters also grows in the forest. Another baobab species endemic to the forest is the Adansonia grandidieri, also known as Grandidier's baobab. This endemic tree is the biggest of the six species of baobab. Measuring up to 30 meters. [13]
Climate is humid, with 1,300–3,200 mm (51–126 in) annual rainfall. Littoral forest covers sandy soil forest, marsh forest, and grasslands. Its flora includes various tree families, lianas, and epiphytic orchids and ferns; in the marsh forests, pandans (Pandanus) and the traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) are common. [13]
A viral post about a pub inside a South African baobab tree leaves out information about attraction's closure and offers a disputed age for the tree.