ADANSONIA SUAREZENSIS
Author:
J.M.H.A. Perrier de la Bâthie, 1953
Family:
BOMBACACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Perrier, H. (1953). In: Notul. Syst. 14: 302.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 Metres
Height:
25 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
–
This member of the Bombacaceae* family was given this name by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1953. It is found around Bay al Antsiranana and Antsahampano in northern Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to two metres and the giant succulent can reach a height of 25 metres. The flowers are white. The genera is n amed after the French naturalist Michel Adanson,1727-1806.
The species name means after the region of Diégo Suarez = Antsiranana. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Bombacaceae is now part of the Malvaceae. The flower by L. Allorge, Inaturalist.org.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
