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This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the
genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the
late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary
variety of economic uses of baobabs, famous trees, folk traditions
and mythology, art associations, life cycle, natural history,
cultivation, conservation, distribution and ecology, and
phytogeography. There are also appendices on vernacular names,
gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book
fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that
has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for
centuries. It will appeal to scientists and academics as well as
tropical horticulturalists, conservationists and general interest
readers. It includes all the available scientific information about
each of the eight species, and contains a good deal of original
research on the history, ethnobotany and biology of the genus.
This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in
the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from
the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary
variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on
vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest
mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It
deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and
lay persons for centuries.
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