The Baobab Tree

A The baobab tree is an icon of the African continent. It can live for over a thousand years and is a vital source of food, water and shelter for indigenous peoples and wildlife alike. Given the tree's many practical uses, it is not surprising that the baobab features so prominently in traditional African folklore. B The baobab is a prehistoric species which predates both mankind and the splitting of the continents over 200 million years ago. It belongs to the genus Adansonia, whi...