This is a small to large deciduous tree 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) tall with reddish brown, peeling bark. The trunk is usually a distinctive bottle shape. Main branches are often horizontal, then curving ...

Africa. It has a sour, slightly sweet taste and is full of nutrients and beneficial plant compounds. The fruit can be ...

Adansonia manages the assets of mining giant Alphamin Resources, which is active in DRC and is among the investments in Adansonia PE Opportunities. betPatwa's performance prompted Adansonia to ...

Green consumerism and behavioural change on the part of Nigerians are some of measures that need to be adopted in achieving ...

According to a study published in Nature, ancient Egyptians might have marvelled at these trees dating back to around 2,300 BC. Baobabs belong to the Adansonia genus in the Malvaceae family ...

THE history of cultivated plants is a subject which has attracted many botanists, and numerous theories of their origin from one or more wild prototypes have been published. Until recently the ...

Baobabs reach extraordinarily old ages. Some have been found to be thousands of years old. During these life spans, elder baobabs have survived erratic climate conditions. As an ecologist who has ...

Darlington, C. D., and Janaki Ammal, E. K., “Chromosome Atlas of Cultivated Plants” (Allen and Unwin, London, 1945).