Adansonia gregorii
Adansonia gregorii at Derby in Western Australia ( Boab Prison Tree )
Adansonia gregorii is a plant of the genus baobabs (Adansonia ) in the mallow family ( Malvaceae ). It resembles Adansonia digitata, but is much smaller and has upright flowers.
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Description
Vegetative characteristics
Adansonia gregorii are small 6 meters (rarely to 12 meters) high deciduous trees with smooth bark, the trunk has a large swollen base. Full-grown leaves are palmately divided with 5-7 (rarely 9) part leaves and sit at to 9 centimeters long petioles. The Bald leaf blade is elliptic, 6 to 12.5 inches long and 2.5 to 5 centimeters wide. The leaf margin is entire.
Inflorescences and flowers
The individual flowers are upright. Your band shape obovate sepals are 10 to 12 inches long and 1 to 1.2 inches wide. The narrow, obovate corolla is white and 13.5 to 15 centimeters long and 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide. The numerous stamens are fused into a 2 -inch-long tube with 4.5 to 5 centimeters long tips. The stylus is longer than the stamens.
Fruits
The brownish- black fruits are globose to ovoid.
Systematics, chromosome number and distribution
Adansonia gregorii is endemic spread in Australia and named after Augustus Charles Gregory ( 1819-1905 ). The first description was made in 1857 by Ferdinand von Mueller, who had accompanied Gregory's Expedition Team 1855/56.
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A synonym is Baobabus gregorii Kuntze. By David A. Tree type 1995 was designated as Adansonia gibbosa.
Use
In the Australian city Kununurra Peter Fox and Denise Hales in 2001 established the first breeding for the exploitation of young plants of Adansonia gregorii. Within 16 weeks, young plants are grown from seedlings. The then about 30 centimeters long, carrot -like tuber and the leaves are edible. Both are versatile, for example, as part of salads or curries.
The roots are rich in potassium, have an average content of starch and sugar, and a relatively high protein content.