Adansonia madagascariensis

Baill. (1874)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Adansonia

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Adansonia 11: 251 (1874)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Adansonia madagascariensis East Maui, Hana District, Kahanu Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, near entrance along E side of road Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 m. tall x 1 m. d.b.h., bark grayish-brown, crown broad, conical. Leaves, dark shiny green. Calyx lobes brownish, recurving, petals orange without, red within, stamens yellow-orange. . Lorence, D.H. 7722 Maui BISH 1995-11-14