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==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|stemFruits}}, {{Parts Used|leavesGum}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Several compounds were isolated from fruit pulp, seed oil, root isolates terpenoids, flavonoids, steroids, vitamins, amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids. 10 Aromatic compounds including isopropyl myristate and nonanal were identified in fruit pulp. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=chitrala, choramli, dirghadandi, gajabala, gandhabahula, gopali, gorakh-chinch|en=baobab|gu=|hi=gorakh-imli, gorakh-chinch|kn=aane hunase, aane hunise, baobaab, brahmaamlika, muggi maavu|ks=|ml=|mr=gorak-chinch, baubab, chori chinch|pa=|ta=aanaipuliya maram, paparapuli, totimaram|te=brahmamlika, maggimaavu, seemachinta}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Digitate|Alternate|digitately 3- to 9-foliate; leaflets oblong to ovate, 5-15 x 3-7 cm, lower leaflets being the smallest and terminal leaflet the largest; leaflets dark green, softly hairs; lateral veins looping; apex and base tapering, margin entire; petiole up to 12 cm long; petiolule sessile or subsessile.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary|White|Many|Flowers a waxy white, up to 20 cm in diameter, axillary, solitary, pendulous, bisexual. Calyx deeply lobed, with silky hairs inside; petals crinkly, spreading . Stamens many on a large central column . Ovary superior, 5-10 loculed; ovules many}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||12cm||Fruit ovoid, 12 cm or more in length, with a hard, woody shell, covered with yellowish-grey velvety hairs, indehiscent; seeds smooth, embedded in a whitish powdery pulp.||}}
===Other features===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed - sow in containers. Germination is usually 90-100% and takes 1-3 months at 21c. Germination is more rapid and successful if the seeds are first nicked or boiling water is poured on them, after which they are left to soak for 24 hours. Soaking in water overnight softens the seed coat and makes water absorption for germination easy. When the seed coat is nicked it may take only 6 days to germinate, though it is more likely to be 15 - 40 days. It is preferable to sow the seed directly into the soil. When seedlings emerge it is best to shade them for 8 days, then provide half shade for 4 - 7 days before exposing them to full sun. Seedlings need to be 3 - 4 months old, reaching a height of 40 - 50cm, before transplanting. The seed can be stored for at least 4 years at room temperature with no loss of viability <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Adansonia digitata 0011.jpg|FlowerFile:Adansonia digitata 2004-09-23.JPG|FruitsFile:Adansonia digitata 0002.|LeavesFile:Adansonia digitata 0009.jpg|Leaves and fruitsFile:Baobab Frucht.jpg|Open fruitFile:Baobab seed 2006-03-24.jpg|Open fruitFile:Seed adansonia digitata.jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf"chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264292"morphology"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2015/vol4issue4/PartA/4-3-70.pdf"Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adansonia+digitata"Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
