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Internal ID UUID64400752230ed681214722
Scientific name Adansonia digitata
Authority L.
First published in Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1144, 1382 (1759)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Adansonia bahobab L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 960 (1763)
Adansonia baobab Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 253 (1791)
Adansonia integrifolia Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 149 (1838)
Adansonia scutula Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 24 (1840)
Adansonia situla (Lour.) Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 124 (1826)
Adansonia somalensis Chiov. Fl. Somala 2: 29, in ic., 30, in obs. 1932
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev. Compt. Rend. Congr. Intern. Bot. : 271 (1900 publ. 1901)
Adansonia sulcata A.Chev. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 49 (1906)
Baobabus digitata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 67 (1891)
Ophelus sitularius Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 412 (1790)
Adansonia kilima Pettigrew, K.L.Bell, Bhagw., Grinan, Jillani, Jean Mey., Wabuyele & C.E.Vickers Taxon 61(6): 1248. 2012 [14 Dec 2012]

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Language Common/alternative name
English african baobab
English baobab
English common baobab
English dead-rat tree
Spanish baobab
Spanish adansonia scutula
Spanish adansonia sulcata
Spanish baobabus digitata
Spanish adansonia bahobab
Spanish adansonia integrifolia
Spanish adansonia situla
Spanish adansonia sphaerocarpa
Spanish arbol del pan del mono
Spanish Árbol del pan del mono
Spanish ophelus sitularius
Afrikaans kremetart
Afrikaans afrika-kremetart
Afrikaans dorsboom
Afrikaans kalbasboom
Amharic ባምባ
Arabic باوباب إصبعي
Arabic أدانسونية إصبعية
Arabic تبلدي الإصبعي
Arabic خبز القرود الإصبعي
Arabic تبلدي إصبعي
Azerbaijani baobab
Belarusian Баабаб
Belarusian баабаб
Bulgarian Баобаб
Bulgarian африкански баобаб
Bulgarian същински баобаб
Bambara nsirasun
Bambara sìra
Catalan baobab africà
Catalan baobab africain
Czech baobab prstnatý
cv Баобаб
dag tua
German afrikanischer affenbrotbaum
German adansonia subg. adansonia
German afrikanischer baobab
German baobab africain
din dhunyduol
Greek Αδανσονία η δακτυλωτή
Persian آدانسونیا دیجیتاتا
Fulah ɓokki
Fulah Ɓowre
Finnish apinanleipäpuu
Finnish baobab
Finnish baobabpuu
French baobab africain
French baobab
frr baobab
Hausa kuka
Hebrew באובב
Hebrew אדנסוניה מאוצבעת
Hindi गोरखचिंच
Croatian drvo majmunskog kruha
Upper Sorbian afriski wopiči chlěbowc
ht baobab
Hungarian majomkenyérfa
Hungarian afrikai baobabfa
Armenian Բաոբաբ
Armenian բաոբաբ
Icelandic apabrauðstré
Italian baobab
Japanese アフリカバオバブ
Georgian ბაობაბი
Kazakh Баобаб
Korean 바오밥나무
koi Баобаб
ku baobab
kv Баобаб
kv Чуня адансония
Lithuanian tikrasis baobabas
Lithuanian baobab africain
Latvian baobabs
mcn kónkínà
Malayalam അഡൻസോണിയ ഡിജിറ്റാറ്റ
Marathi गोरखचिंच
mrj Баобаб
Malay pokok botol
Malay pokok baobab
Dutch afrikaanse baobab
Dutch afrikaanse apebroodboom
Dutch afrikaanse apenbroodboom
Polish baobab afrykański
Portuguese imbondeiro
Romanian baobab
Russian Баобаб
Russian Адансония африканская
Russian Адансония пальчатая
Russian Баобаб африканский
Russian баобаб
sd دنگيء درخت
Swedish baobab
Swedish baobab africain
Swedish baobabträd
Swahili mbuyu
Tamil பொந்தன்புளி
Telugu బ్రహ్మ మల్లిక
tg Баобаб
Thai บาวบาบ
ts ximuwu
udm Баобаб
Ukrainian адальсонія пальчаста
Ukrainian баобаб африканський
Uzbek baobab
xmf ბაობაბი
Chinese 猴面包树
Chinese 猴面包果
Chinese 非洲猴面包树
Chinese 猢猻樹

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar
      • Mozambique Channel Islands
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Vietnam

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000519672
UNII D5B40OA634
USDA Plants ADDI3
Tropicos 3900201
INPN 448518
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:558628-1
The Plant List kew-2621135
Missouri Botanical Garden 277943
Open Tree Of Life 659136
Observations.org 80162
NCBI Taxonomy 69109
IPNI 558628-1
iNaturalist 81500
GBIF 5406695
Freebase /m/0cvgll
EPPO AADDI
EOL 584789
Elurikkus 2549
USDA GRIN 1433
Wikipedia Adansonia_digitata

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_029448705.1 ASM2944870v1 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2023-03-28 110.0x 655.17 Mb

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Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Status of Regeneration in Pugnido Forest, Gambella Region, Western Ethiopia Masresha G, Melkamu Y, Mulu G Scientifica (Cairo) 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11008979
doi:10.1155/2024/3961434
PMID:38605976
Chemical Characterization Analysis, Antioxidants, and Anti-Diabetic Activity of Two Novel Acidic Water-Soluble Polysaccharides Isolated from Baobab Fruits Song S, Abubaker MA, Akhtar M, Elimam AM, Zhu X, Zhang J Foods 17-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10969779
doi:10.3390/foods13060912
PMID:38540901
Laser-induced changes in the gene expression, growth and development of Gladiolus grandiflorus cv. “White Prosperity” Hassan M, Shaaban SA, El Ziat RA, Khaled KA Sci Rep 15-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10943131
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-56430-6
PMID:38491044
Climate and soil factors co-derive the functional traits variations in naturalized downy thorn apple (Datura innoxia Mill.) along the altitudinal gradient in the semi-arid environment Khan N, Ullah R, Okla MK, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Saleh IA, Abu-Harirah HA, AlRamadneh TN, AbdElgawad H Heliyon 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10957434
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27811
PMID:38524627
Optimization and Deep Learning Modeling of the Yield and Properties of Baobab-Derived Biodiesel Catalyzed by Waste Banana Bunch Stalk Biochar Elendu CC, Liu C, Aleem RD, Shan Y, Cao C, Ramzan N, Duan PG ACS Omega 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10955699
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c09186
PMID:38524430
An ethnobotanical study of wild edible fruits in miombo woodlands of Tabora region in Western Tanzania Mgalula ME J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10895781
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00668-x
PMID:38403583
Direct evidence of plant consumption in Neolithic Eastern Sudan from dental calculus analysis Capasso G, Neves D, Sperduti A, Cristiani E, Manzo A Sci Rep 21-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10882051
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-53300-z
PMID:38383568
Even low levels of tree cover improve dietary quality in West Africa den Braber B, Hall C, Brandt M, Reiner F, Mugabowindekwe M, Rasmussen LV PNAS Nexus 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10890828
doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae067
PMID:38404357
Moringa oleifera (drumstick tree)—nutraceutical, cosmetological and medicinal importance: a review Klimek-Szczykutowicz M, Gaweł-Bęben K, Rutka A, Blicharska E, Tatarczak-Michalewska M, Kulik-Siarek K, Kukula-Koch W, Malinowska MA, Szopa A Front Pharmacol 02-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10869624
doi:10.3389/fphar.2024.1288382
PMID:38370483
Medicinal herbs and their metabolites with biological potential to protect and combat liver toxicity and its disorders: A review Islam Shawon S, Nargis Reyda R, Qais N Heliyon 01-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10864916
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25340
PMID:38356556
Medicinal Plants against Viral Infections: A Review of Metabolomics Evidence for the Antiviral Properties and Potentials in Plant Sources Adeosun WB, Loots DT Viruses 31-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10892737
doi:10.3390/v16020218
PMID:38399995
Curcuma longa extract reduces serum inflammatory markers and postprandial hyperglycemia in healthy but borderline participants with overweight and glycemia in the normal/prediabetes range: a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial Uchio R, Okuda-Hanafusa C, Sakaguchi H, Saji R, Muroyama K, Murosaki S, Yamamoto Y, Hirose Y Front Nutr 29-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10859506
doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1324196
PMID:38347961
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
Cyto-molecular characterization of rDNA and chromatin composition in the NOR-associated satellite in Chestnut (Castanea spp.) Islam-Faridi N, Hodnett GL, Zhebentyayeva T, Georgi LL, Sisco PH, Hebard FV, Nelson CD Sci Rep 15-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10789788
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45879-6
PMID:38225361
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan Muhakr MA, Ahmed IM, El hassan GO, Yagi S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765873
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00646-9
PMID:38172804

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Friedelan-3-one 244297 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805152/
Friedelin 91472 Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C 426.70 unknown https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805152/
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
(2R,3S)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,7-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 162904343 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 596.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-969642

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