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THE BAOBABS OF MADAGASCAR
Author(s) -
Puy Blaise Du
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.1996.tb00547.x
Subject(s) - taxonomy (biology) , habitat , biological dispersal , biology , seed dispersal , pollination , ecology , geography , pollen , sociology , population , demography
Summary. The genus Adansonia (Bombacaceae) is reviewed, with particular reference to those species native to Madagascar. Their taxonomy, distribution, habitat, pollination, fruit‐animal interactions, seed dispersal and economic importance are discussed.