Adansonia grandidieri Baill
Grandidier’s Baobab Giant Baobab
Deciduous tree to 25-30 m tall, trunk cylindrical 3 m across Leaves: palmately compound 9-11 leaflets Flowers before leaves appear, white, again to yellow fruit large, rounded to ovoid, seeds kidney-shaped within an edible pulp
Ornamental plants. The seeds and the vitamin C-rich fruit pulp are eaten fresh, and cooking oil is extracted from the oil-rich seeds. The fruit is either collected from the ground, or wooden pegs are hammered into the trunk so the tree can be climbed to collect the fruit.
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