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'''''Adansonia kilima, also known as Adansonia digitata |
'''''Adansonia kilima''''', also known as '''''Adansonia digitata''''', is a species of [[Adansonia|baobab]] tree native to Africa, inaccurately described as a new species in 2012.<ref name="kilima">{{cite journal|url=http://www.uq.edu.au/nuq/jack/Taxon%20new%20GPS.pdf|author=Pettigrew, J. D.|year=2012|title=Morphology, ploidy and molecular phylogenetics reveal a new diploid species from Africa in the baobab genus ''Adansonia'' (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae)|journal=Taxon|volume=61|pages=1240–1250|display-authors=etal}}</ref> As with other [[Adansonia|baobab]]s, it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk, which forms a massive [[caudex]], giving the tree a bottle-like appearance. It is also known by the name ''[[Adansonia digitata]]''. ''Adansonia kilima'' is found in upland populations of southern and Eastern Africa. It has the same geographic range as ''A. digitata'', is [[tetraploid]], and therefore presumably the same species as the [[tetraploid]] ''A. digitata''.<ref name="kilima"/> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Revision as of 23:33, 5 March 2019
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Adansonia |
| Species: | A. kilima/digitata
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| Adansonia kilima/digitata Pettigrew, K.L.Bell, Bhagw., Grinan, Jillani, Jean Mey., Wabuyele & C.E.Vickers
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Adansonia kilima, also known as Adansonia digitata, is a species of baobab tree native to Africa, inaccurately described as a new species in 2012.[1] As with other baobabs, it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk, which forms a massive caudex, giving the tree a bottle-like appearance. It is also known by the name Adansonia digitata. Adansonia kilima is found in upland populations of southern and Eastern Africa. It has the same geographic range as A. digitata, is tetraploid, and therefore presumably the same species as the tetraploid A. digitata.[1]
Description
Edit: Any differences in appearance are due to genetic variation. A. digitata and A. kilima were found to be the same species in 2016 by Cron et al.
Although similar in appearance to A. digitata, A. kilima can be distinguished by its smaller flowers (about half the size of A. digitata flowers) which it often presents in large numbers each night (unlike the small number presented by A. digitata). The pollen grains are about 2/3 the diameter of the pollen of A. digitata, and more spiny.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Pettigrew, J. D.; et al. (2012). "Morphology, ploidy and molecular phylogenetics reveal a new diploid species from Africa in the baobab genus Adansonia (Malvaceae: Bombacoideae)" (PDF). Taxon. 61: 1240–1250.
Cron, Glynis & Karimi, Nisa & Glennon, Kelsey & Udeh, Chukwudi & Witkowski, E & Venter, Sarah & Assogbadio, A & Baum, David. (2016). One African baobab species or two? A re-evaluation of Adansonia kilima. South African Journal of Botany. 103. 312. 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.036.