Medicinal Plants of Namibia

( Plant:!Adansonia&digitata&& Family:!Malaceae45! ! Common(names:( ||Aurib22!! |Ums22!! Affenbrotbaum22!! Ape!breadfruit35!! Baobab22!! CreamSofStartar!tree35!! Divuyu22!! Dorsboom22!! Euyu22! Kremetartboom22,!35!! Monkey!bread19! Mubuyu22!! Omikwa35!! Omukua22!! Omukwa22!! Omuzu22!! Uyu22!! ( Range:(( Adansonia&digitata’s!habitat!is!the!savanna!woodland22.!!The!baobab!is!uncommon,! appearing!most!often!in!the!north!and!northwest!as!well!as!the!Cuvelai!that!is!north! of!21°S13.!!Its!range!is!not!restricted!to!Namibia!as!it!occurs!in!other!dry!regions!of! Africa!as!well1.!!!!! ( Diagnostic(characteristics:( The!baobab!is!a!deciduous!tree!dropping! its!leaves!from!July!to!September!during! the!winter!months13.!!The!baobab!has!a! distinct!leaf!shape!featuring!palmately! compound!structure!between!five!and! seven!sections!per!leaf13.!!Elaborate! downwardSfacing!white!flowers! generally!decorate!the!tree!during! November,!December!and!February13.!! These!large!flowers!have!five!petals!that! are!folded!back!with!stamens!combining! into!a!column!in!the!center13.!!These! stamen!attach!on!long!stalks!to!flowers,! giving!way!to!large!olive!green,!oblong! fruit!from!January!until!April13.!!Trunks!

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