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Adansonia madagascariensis
Also called Grey Baobab
Madagascar baobab is a deciduous tree from northwest Madagascar, grown mainly as a specimen or landscape tree in warm, frost-free climates. It needs a warm, sunny spot and very well-drained soil, and it tolerates long dry spells.
Adansonia madagascariensis or Madagascar baobab is a small to large deciduous tree in the family Malvaceae. It is one of six species of baobab endemic to Madagascar, where it occurs in the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.
Madagascar baobab is found on limestone, sandstone or gneiss, usually in dry to moist deciduous forests. The species is found in scattered locations from Antsiranana at the northern tip of Madagascar south along the west coast to the Sambirano region and perhaps Soalala. It was once thought to also be found in the south-east of the country, but those trees have since been determined to be Adansonia za.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Adansonia madagascariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
