Rare Baobab Trees in Madagascar, The Mother of Forest

Interesting facts Rare Baobab Trees in Madagascar, The Mother of Forest

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00:00Welcome to Trending Places.

00:06Today we will take you through to the Mother of Forest in Madagascar.

00:14The Baobab is an emblematic tree of Madagascar, characterizing the landscape of the south

00:20and west of the island.

00:25This majestic tree is impressive when seen in real life with its huge, smooth bark trunk

00:32and dizzying height.

00:37There are six species recorded in the world and eight of them are endemic to Madagascar.

00:46This large tree can reach up to 30 meters in height, with its very particular appearance.

00:56The trunk can measure up to 9 meters in diameter and 30 meters in circumference.

01:06Baobab leaves are unique because they only appear for a short period of time.

01:14Indeed, Baobabs get rid of their leaves during the dry season to avoid water decrease and

01:20these flowers are just wonderful.

01:26They appear in several stamens of different colors, from white to yellow to the red color.

01:33As for flowering, it varies depending on the species.

01:39Usually, bats, butterflies and other nectarivorous make sure the baobab pollinates.

01:50This pollination allows it to have large brown fruits.

01:57Each fruit can contain tens of thousands of seeds.

02:03The six species of baobabs endemic to Madagascar are Adansonia grandidieri, Adansonia madagascariesis,

02:13Adansonia perrieri, Adansonia rubrostipa, Adansonia ferni, Adansonia za, Adansonia suarezensi.

02:26We can find baobabs everywhere on the big island of Madagascar, especially in the south

02:32and west.

02:37In the dry to semi-dry forests of the province of Mahajanga, we find the baobab Adansonia

02:43madagascariesis with a size of 5 to 20 meters.

02:49It is also found north of Madagascar.

02:55Its specificity is that its trunk evolves into the shape of a rounded bottle to the

03:00shape of a cylinder.

03:05In the region of Antsiranana which is in the north of Madagascar, we find a very rare baobab

03:12tree which is threatened with extinction.

03:18It is called Adansonia perrieri and can measure over 30 meters.

03:26In western Madagascar we can find the smallest baobab called Adansonia rubrostipa which is

03:324 to 5 meters high.

03:36Its trunk looks like a bottle.

03:40In northern Madagascar near Antsiranana, we find the baobab Adansonia suarezensis.

03:51This baobab is in an area of restricted vegetation because it is a tree in great danger.

04:01In the northwest, south and west, we find the baobab called Adansonia zao which is the

04:07most common baobab in Madagascar.

04:14Several myths surround this great tree and among them, the most famous is undoubtedly

04:19the one that says that the baobabs were planted upside down by God.

04:27In Madagascar, a different story is told depending on the village.

04:33In the southwest of the island, for example, in the small village of Andombiri, the largest

04:40tree in a huge baobab forest is revered by the locals.

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