Found in dry or moist forest in the Mahajanga province and also in the North. Small to large baobabs (5 to 20m) with variable shapes of trunks from bottle to cylindrical and irregular crown. Bark smoth, pale grey. Flowers dark red. Fruits globose to subglobose, small (almost 10-15 cm long) and broad. Indumentum brown and sparse. |
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Country of Origin |
Madagascar |
General Features |
Tree .
Flowering plant . Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Succulent Plant . Develops a caudex . |
Botanical Family |
Bombacaceae |
Synonyms |
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Habitat |
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Substrate |
Temperature during winter |
Lighting |
Watering during automn-winter |
Watering during hot season |
Fertilizer during growth |
Pruning |
Repotting |