0 a short tree with a thick trunk (= main stem) that grows in Africa and Australia, and lives for a very long time
Six of the eight species of baobab in the world grow on Madagascar.
The whole point is coral, and the soil is red, and covered over with dense tropical vegetation, in which the baobab is conspicuous.
They rode at a walk, now, till they came to a very large baobab tree, growing by the path they were following.
Depending on the species, baobabs develop in widely varying ecosystems, including arid zones and savannahs, as well as dry and wet forests.
The finding of puparia about the baobab on the hill supra, *no. 9) supports this view, as this tree was away from the river and winter shade.
The elephant and the baobab tree represent nature and the backbone of the country.
The baobab tree, for instance, relies almost exclusively on fruit bats to pollinate its flowers.
Baobab trees can live to be thousands of years old.
