Grandidier's baobab
adansonia grandidieri latin

Grandidier's baobab bears ripe fruit in November and December.

Grandidier's baobab used to inhabit dry, deciduous forest, especially near seasonal rivers or lakes.

Grandidier's Baobab madagascar 8.

Grandidier's baobabs have massive cylindrical trunks, up to three meters across, covered with smooth, reddish-grey bark.

Grandidier's baobab is classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List 2006.

In 2003 the President of Madagascar vowed to triple the amount of protected areas, a measure which may benefit the Grandidier's baobab.

Adansonia grandidieri, sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab, is the biggest and most famous of Madagascar's six species of baobabs.

Adansonia grandidieri - Grandidier's Baobab (Madagascar)

The long-lived Grandidier's baobab is in leaf from October to May, and flowers between May and August.

Grandidier's baobab occurs in south-western Madagascar between Lac Ihotry (near Morombe) and Bereboka.

There are three species of baobab trees present: Adansonia grandidieri, Adansonia rubrostipa and Adansonia za.

Along the Avenue in some 260 m long segment are remaining some 20 - 25 trees about 30 meters in height, of the species Adansonia grandidieri, endemic to Madagascar.