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Adansonia grandidieri in backlight, Baobab avenue Legend goes that some god was mad and planted these trees upside down, roots in the air. Other people believe it is an adaptation to drought. I tend to lean to the latter option. Adansonia grandidieri,Baobab Avenue,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge

Adansonia grandidieri in backlight, Baobab avenue

Legend goes that some god was mad and planted these trees upside down, roots in the air. Other people believe it is an adaptation to drought. I tend to lean to the latter option.

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''Adansonia grandidieri'', sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab, is the biggest and most famous of Madagascar's six species of baobabs. This imposing and unusual tree is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where it is an endangered species threatened by the encroachment of agricultural land.

Similar species: Malvales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 16, 2013. Captured Sep 15, 2012 08:06.
  • COOLPIX S9100
  • f/7.6
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO160
  • 5.9mm