1. THE BAOBAB OR MONKEY-BREAD TREE ADANSONIA DIGITATA Linn. (Family : Bombacaceae) The scientific name of the tree is Adansonia digitata Linn. The name Adansonia commemorates the 18th-century French botanist M. Adanson; digitata meaning ‘finger-like’ refers to the shape of the leaf. The various English names refer each to one or more of the striking […]
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