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Adansonia digitata baoab at Tarangire entrance
This is the only baobab species that occurs on continental Africa, the other species being endemic to Madagascar and Australia. This one was captured at the entrance of the Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. This park has an impressive number of them. Whereas Madagascar has the most species, they are very poorly preserved there. This park has a stunning number of Adansonia digitata trees, many over a 1,000 years old.
Note that this photo was taken with our compact cam, so the quality is a bit limited.
''Adansonia digitata'' is the most widespread of the ''Adansonia'' species on the African continent, found in the hot, dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It also grows, having spread secondary to cultivation, in populated areas. English common names for the Baobab include dead-rat tree, monkey-bread tree, upside-down tree and cream of tartar tree.
