Adansonia digitata--Namibia. D3702 S of Kunene R Lodge. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02222 (17).JPG
Native to 38 botanical countries across Africa and Temperate Asia; introduced into Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Madagascar, Mozambique Channel Is., Sri Lanka, Vietnam (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 4 countries.
Location
Namibia, Opuwo District, Kunene Region
-19.260028, 13.877306
Location Remarks
Location withheld.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Tree 10-12 m.
Location
Tanzania
-8.781944, 36.717222
Location Remarks
Hwy B1 Kifaru
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania
-8.781944, 36.717222
Location Remarks
Hwy B1 Kifaru
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana
Location Remarks
Accra-Dodowa Rd
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Adansonia
Specific Epithet
digitata
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#122,331 of 335,497
Top 37%
Extinction probability
10%
