Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Adansonia digitata
Scientific Name and Description
Adansonia digitata L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Adansonia bahobab L.
Adansonia baobab Gaertn.
Adansonia integrifolia Raf.
Adansonia kilima Pettigrew, K.L.Bell, Bhagw., Grinan, Jillani, Jean Mey., Wab
Adansonia scutula Steud. Syno
Adansonia situla (Lour.) Spreng.
Adansonia somalensis Chiov.
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Adansonia sulcata A.Chev.
Baobabus digitata (L.) Kuntze
Ophelus sitularius Lour.
Adansonia baobab Gaertn.
Adansonia integrifolia Raf.
Adansonia kilima Pettigrew, K.L.Bell, Bhagw., Grinan, Jillani, Jean Mey., Wab
Adansonia scutula Steud. Syno
Adansonia situla (Lour.) Spreng.
Adansonia somalensis Chiov.
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Adansonia sulcata A.Chev.
Baobabus digitata (L.) Kuntze
Ophelus sitularius Lour.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | African baobab, monkey-bread tree, upside-down tree, cream of tartar tree |
| English | baobab, judas s bag, monkey bread |
| Hindi | gorak-amli, gorak-imli, gorakamali, gorakh amli, gorakh-imli, gorakhamli, goramlichora, hatti-kattian, kalpa dev, kalpadev, kalpviriksha, kalpvrikhsa, kasaan-aamli, lochora, mansapooran, sumpura |
| Kannada | aane hunase, aane hunise, baobaab, brahmaamlika, brahmamilika, brahmamlika, brahmamlike, maagi maavu, magimaavu, magimavu |
| Marathi | baubab, chori chinch, gonik--chintz, gorak-chinch, gorakh-chinch, gorakhchinch |
| Sanskrit | chitrala, choramli, dirghadandi, gajabala, gandhabahula, gopali, gorakh-chinch, goraksacinca, gorakshi, goraksi, kasmiramlika, pancaparni, pancaparnika, panchaparnika, ravanamlika, sarpadandi, sitaphala, sitaphalam, sudandika |
| Tamil | aanaipuliya maram, anai puliyamaram, anai-puliya-maram, anaimaram, anaippuli, anaippuliyamaram, anaipuliamaram, anaipuliyamaram, arucaka, arucakamaram, arukkankopikam, arukkankopikamaram, cimaippuli, korakkarmaram, korakkarpuli, malukikam, malukikamaram, paparapuli, pappappuli, papparapa-puli, papparappuli, papparappuli, pappura puli, parpparappuli, pepper-appauli, perukkamaram, perukku, pontaippulimaram, pontampuli, puri, puri-maram, purimaram, purinelli, purippuli, toti, totimaram, totiyam, totiyamaram, yanaippuli, yanaippulimaram, yanaippuliyamaram |
| Telugu | brahma malika, brahmaamlika, brahmamlika, maggimaavu, maggimavu, seemachinta, simachinta, simae-chinta |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Fruits
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Adansonia digitata. (2024, March 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adansonia_digitata