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Accession Data:

Adansonia za Baill.

  • sect. Longitubae

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Malvaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Madagascar
  • Habitat: western & southern coastal areas

  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199700031
  • Source: Silander
  • Accession Date: 04-28-1997
  • Bench: 2201 - XER:Madagascar Spiny Thicket A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-16-2025
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Magnoliopsida
    • SubClass: eurosid II
    • Order: Malvales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Malvaceae
    • SubFamily: Bombacoideae
    • Tribe: Adansonieae
    • SubTribe:

    References (internal):

    • Moth pollination (phalaenophily)
    • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Madagascar

    References (external):

    data regenerated on Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:20 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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