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The sex organs of baobab flowers may solve the puzzle of trees that bear more fruit

Ed Witkowski receives funding from National Research Foundation - Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB). Kelsey Glennon receives funding from the National Research Foundation.
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Learning more about the ‘tree of life,’ the baobab

Calling something the “tree of life” may conjure up a lush arboreal species with mouth-watering fruit. Yet on the African continent, this moniker is reserved for the baobab tree. Upon first glance, ...
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Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree

(Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless during the dry season, they resemble jumbled roots emanating from a thick trunk, making it ...
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Here are interesting facts about baobab tree

Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on November 22 revoked licenses that permitted a private company to uproot baobab trees in Kilifi and transport them to the United States. CS ...
The Conversation

The secret life of baobabs: how bats and moths keep Africa’s giant trees alive

Sarah Venter receives funding from the Baobab Foundation. Baobabs are sometimes called “upside-down trees”, because their branches look like roots reaching skywards. Of the eight species of baobab in ...