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Adansonia digitata

L. (1759)

This name is accepted

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

boabab, bottle tree, dead rat tree

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1144, 1382 (1759)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Adansonia digitata Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, across from Dillingham hillside, along road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 8 meters tall, trunk massive, ca. 1.5 meter diuameter, bark smooth gray with vertical fissures, Leaves green, seasonally deciduous. Fruits brown surrounded by white mildly acid pulp. Lorence, D.H. 10688 Kauai BISH 2017-03-24
2 Adansonia digitata Koloa; Lawai Valley; NTBG, W end of Medicinal area near Bamboo Bridge stream crossover Preserved_Specimen 30' tree; base of trunk swollen; leaves dark matte green with yellowish midrib, below glossy pale green with raised whitish midrib; flowers pendant; white, with recurved petals; style white, recurved; oddly fragrant fallen flowers, 9 am Flynn, T.W. 7124 Kauai BISH 2004-08-24
3 Adansonia digitata PHOTO by J.F.Rock Preserved_Specimen BISH
4 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Grounds Preserved_Specimen Juvenile and mature fruit Neal, M.C. 177 Oahu BISH 1938-07-09
5 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Fruit only. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-08-27
6 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Grounds Preserved_Specimen Weber, P.W. Oahu BISH 1945-05-01
7 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Flower (see Juv. and mature fruit with large specimen. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1938-07-09
8 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, King St Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 446 Oahu BISH 1927-01-17
9 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Government Nursery Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
10 Adansonia digitata Cultivated on grounds of Kamehameha Girl's School, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7138 Oahu BISH 1934-07-31
11 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Grounds of Board of Agriculture and Forestry, Corner King and Keeaumoku Streets Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-15
12 Adansonia digitata Honolulu, Government Nursery Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
13 Adansonia digitata Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, across from Dillingham hillside, along road. Cultivated. orig. Kenya. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 8 m tall, trunk massive, ca. 1.5 m diam., bark smooth gray w vertical fissures. Lvs green, seasonally deciduous. Fruits pendant, green drying browns, oblong, shell thick, hard. Seeds dark brown surrounded by white mildly acid pulp. Lorence, D.H. 10688 Kauai BISH 2017-03-24
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