| Biotic zone
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Central Deccan Plateau +
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| Bloom type
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Perennial +
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| Class
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Magnoliopsida +
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| Commercial application
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Human consumption +
, Medicinal use +
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| Commercial use description
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Mostly this tree is found in Africa and in … Mostly this tree is found in Africa and in dry, arid areas. In Africa, the fruit and seed are used in food preparations and for making beverages. The African baobab's fruit (6 to 8 inches or 15 to 20 centimetres long) has twice as much calcium as milk, is high in anti-oxidants, iron and potassium, and has 6 times the vitamin C of an orange. The leaves can be eaten as relish, while the fruit dissolved in milk or water can be used as a drink. The seeds also produce edible oil.
In 2008, the European Union approved the use and consumption of baobab fruit as an ingredient in smoothies and cereal bars. The United States Food and Drug Administration granted generally recognized as safe status to baobab dried fruit pulp as a food ingredient in 2009.
A nonprofit organization, PhytoTrade Africa, plans to market the fruit for the benefit of around 2.5 million of the poorest families in southern Africa.f the poorest families in southern Africa. +
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| Common Indian names
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ದೊಡ್ದಹುನುಸೆ Doddahunuse (Kannada);Gorakh imli गोरख इमली (Hindi); Gorakh chinch गोरख चिंच (Marathi); Bukha (Gujarati); Brahmaaamlika (Telugu);Gadhagachh (Bengali); Papparappuli பப்பரப்புளி (Tamil); Sarpadandi (Sanskrit) +
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| Common hindi name
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Gorakh imli गोरख इमली +
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| Common name
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Baobab +
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| Division/Phylum
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Magnoliophyta +
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| Family
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Bombacaceae +
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| Flower color
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White +
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| Food plant part
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Fruit +
, Seeds +
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| Food use
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Yes +
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| Food use description
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Mostly this tree is found in Africa and in … Mostly this tree is found in Africa and in dry, arid areas. In Africa, the fruit and seed are used in food preparations and for making beverages. The African baobab's fruit (6 to 8 inches or 15 to 20 centimetres long) has twice as much calcium as milk, is high in anti-oxidants, iron and potassium, and has 6 times the vitamin C of an orange. The leaves can be eaten as relish, while the fruit dissolved in milk or water can be used as a drink. The seeds also produce edible oil. (Source: Wikipedia)
In 2008, the European Union approved the use and consumption of baobab fruit as an ingredient in smoothies and cereal bars. The United States Food and Drug Administration granted generally recognized as safe status to baobab dried fruit pulp as a food ingredient in 2009.
A nonprofit organization, PhytoTrade Africa, plans to market the fruit for the benefit of around 2.5 million of the poorest families in southern Africa.f the poorest families in southern Africa. +
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| Genus
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Adansonia +
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| Header caption
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African Baobab tree near Kayes, Mali +
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| Header image
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KayesBaobab.jpg +
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| Herbarium
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false +
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| Introdescription
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''Adansonia digitata'', the baobab, is the … ''Adansonia digitata'', the baobab, is the most widespread of the Adansonia species on the African continent, found in the hot, dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It also grows, having spread secondary to cultivation, in populated areas. In India, the tree is found in hot, dry regions of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. (Source:Wikipedia,Plants of India)radesh. (Source:Wikipedia,Plants of India) +
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| Medicinal significance
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Yes +
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| Medicinal system
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Folk Medicine +
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| Medicinal use description
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This plant is mostly used in African countries as a folk medicine. Not in India. +
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| Modern scientific knowledge description
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Mostly microsatellite markers are available. +
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| Name meaning
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The name ''Adansonia'' honours Michel Adanson, the French naturalist and explorer who described ''A. digitata''. The specific epithet digitata refers to the fingers of a hand, which the five leaflets (typically) in each cluster bring to mind. +
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| Order
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Malvales +
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| Page creation date
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20 May 2010 +
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| Plant commercial
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Yes +
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| Plant commercial part
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Fruit +
, Seeds +
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| Plant height
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More than 10 feet +
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| Plant medicinal part
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Fruit +
, Seeds +
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| Plant type
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Woody (Tree/Shrub) +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Religious significance
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No +
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| Species name
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w:Adansonia digitata +
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| State
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Andhra Pradesh +
, Bihar +
, Goa +
, Gujarat +
, Karnataka +
, Maharashtra +
, Rajasthan +
, Tamil Nadu +
, Uttar Pradesh +
, West Bengal +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Water need
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Low +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
, Adansonia digitata +
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| Categories |
Stubs +
, Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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20 March 2011 23:49:28 +
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