Baobab flowers are the size of saucers – measuring up to 15cm across – and open as the sun sets. They are then pollinated by moths and bats. The flowers remain alive for just 24 hours ...
Seuss book. How did they get these strange names? The largest and most striking tree in the Flower Dome, the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata), also known as the Upside Down Tree, is one of ...
Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year ...
These sweetly scented, light-colored flowers bloom in the late afternoon and evening, just in time to attract this nocturnal pollinator. As with the fuchsia, the baobab's flowers hang downward and ...
As regular visitors to Gangewadiya, across the southern boundary of Wilpattu National Park where the Kala Oya flows into the Dutch Bay, we have often seen its magnificent mangroves - the building ...
There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of Africa ...
Baobab Nigeria has reinforced its commitment to financial inclusion by supporting widows under 40 with N5.5m to aid in covering their children’s school fees for the new academic year. According ...