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282.0000 Family Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5539; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac. 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 289 (1789), nom. cons.
282.7401 Genus Adansonia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1190 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (1), Madagascar (6), Comores (1), Australia (1-2)
Species listed in database: 8
= Baobab Adans.; Mém. Acad. Sci. (Paris) 218, t. 1, 2 (1761)
= Ophelus Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 412 (1790)
species :
Adansonia digitata L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1190 (1753)
Name: Baobab, Affenbrotbaum
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; N-Cameroon; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Northern Prov.); Madagascar [I]; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Mozambique Channel Isl. [Îles Éparses] [I] (Juan de Nova Isl. [I]); Seychelles [I]; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (SW-Yemen); China [I] (Guangdong [I], Fujian [I], Yunnan [I]); India [c]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Thailand [I]; Philippines [c]; Java [I]; Jamaica [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Haiti [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I]); Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Venezuela [I]
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Synonyms: hidden
= Adansonia bahobab L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 2: 960 (1763)
= Adansonia baobab Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 253, t. 135 (1791), orth. var.
= Adansonia digitata var. congolensis A.Chev.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 493 (1906)
= Adansonia integrifolia Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 149 (1838)
= Adansonia kilima Pettigrew, K.L.Bell, Bhagw., Grinan, Jillani, Jean Mey., Wabuyele & C.E.Vickers; Taxon 61(6): 1248 (2012) (synonymy fide Cron et al. 2016)
= Adansonia scutula Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 24 (1840)
= Adansonia situla (Lour.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 124 (1826)
= Adansonia somalensis Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 29 (1932), nom. prov.
= Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.; Compt. Rend. Congr. Intern. Bot. 271 (1900 publ. 1901)
= Adansonia sulcata A.Chev.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: 494 (1906)
= Baobabus digitata (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 67 (1891)
= Ophelus sitularius Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 412 (1790)
species :
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.; Hist. Phys. Madagascar [Grandidier], Atlas, t. 79 E, 79 A (1888)
Distribution: Madagascar; Vietnam [c]
29 MDG 41 vie
species :
Adansonia gregorii F.Muell.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 14 (1857)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Adansonia gibbosa (A.Cunn.) Guymer ex D.A.Baum; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 82(3): 454 (1995)
= Adansonia gregorii f. globosa Ostenf.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 2(8): 23 (1918)
= Adansonia rupestris Kent; Naturalist Australia 266 (1897)
= Adansonia stanburyana Hochr.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 11/12: 136 (1908)
= Baobabus gregorii (F.Muell.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 67 (1891)
= Capparis gibbosa A.Cunn.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 4: 261 (1841)
species :
Adansonia madagascariensis Baill.; Adansonia 11: 251 (1873 publ. 1876)
Distribution: Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.)
29 COM MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adansonia bernieri Baillon ex Poiss.; Rech. Fl. Mérid. Madagascar 20 (1912)
= Baobabus madagascariensis (Baill.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 67 (1891)
species :
Adansonia perrieri Capuron; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 66 (1960)
Distribution: NW-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Adansonia rubrostipa Jum. & Perrier; Les Matieres Grasses, 25 Jan. (1909), et in Ann. Col. Mus. Marseille, Ser. 2, 8: 44, 287, 442 (1910)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adansonia fony var. rubrostipa (Jum. & H.Perrier) H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 304 (1952)
= Adansonia fony Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 845 (1890)
species :
Adansonia suarezensis H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 302 (1953)
Distribution: N-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Adansonia za Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 845 (1890) et Hist. Pl. Madag. [Grandidier] Atlas, t. 79 C, 79D, 79I (1890)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Adansonia alba Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 8: 44 (1910)
variant :
var. boinensis H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 304 (1952)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. bozy (Jum. & Perrier) H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 304 (1952)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Adansonia bozy Jum. & H.Perrier; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 2, 8: 44 (1910)
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