Adansonia

E431955
plant genus taxon

Adansonia is a genus of distinctive, long-lived trees commonly known as baobabs, native to Africa, Madagascar, and Australia and noted for their massive trunks and drought resistance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Adansonia canonical 1
Adansonia digitata 1
Adansonia grandidieri 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
barkCharacteristic fire-resistant bark ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
climatePreference semi-arid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
commonName baobab ⓘ
baobabs ⓘ
culturalSignificance sacred tree in many African cultures ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
dispersedBy humans ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
ecologicalRole keystone species ⓘ
family Malvaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerType large flowers ⓘ
fruitType woody berry ⓘ
geologicalHistory Gondwanan origin ⓘ
growthForm tree ⓘ
hasCharacteristic drought-resistant ⓘ
long-lived ⓘ
massive trunk ⓘ
includesSpecies Adansonia digitata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia gibbosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia grandidieri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia gregorii NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia madagascariensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia rubrostipa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia suarezensis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Adansonia za NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType deciduous ⓘ
namedAfter Michel Adanson NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Malvales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollinatedBy bats ⓘ
insects ⓘ
lemurs ⓘ
subfamily Bombacoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat dry woodland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
uses fiber source ⓘ
food source ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ
waterStorage stores water in trunk ⓘ
woodType soft-wooded ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malvaceae → containsGenus → Adansonia ⓘ
Bombacaceae → notableMember → Adansonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adansonia digitata
Bombacaceae → notableMember → Adansonia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adansonia grandidieri