درختان بائوباب

درخت بائو باب

درخت شاخص ساوانای افریقا وهند
تا بیست و پنج متر ارتفاع دارد
برای چندین هزار سال عمر میکنه
نه ماه از سال برگ نداره
از جنس آدانسونیا هست
اسمش از کلمه عربی بو هیباب بخاطر میوش که دارای دانه زیاد هست گرفته شده

اصل مطلب و تصاویر را در ادامه ببینید، من فقط بخشهایی از متن را ترجمه کردم

The Baobab is an impressive tree: With a height of up to 25 meters, the branches form a roof with more than 20 meters in diameter – the tree itself may be several thousand years old. The hand-shaped leaves and the gray, smooth bark can be seen as easily as the outline of a baobab from afar.

The Baobab is native to the African savannah. Its name derives from the Arabic word “bu hibab” from – fruit with many seeds. Of up to 15 meters high base consists of spongy fibers that store a lot of water and the tree as well as a longer drying time to keep it alive. The strong root system also contributes to its amazing drought resistance.

Common Name: Baobab
Genus: Adansonia

The baobab is found in the savannas of African and India, mostly around the equator. It can grow up to 25 meters tall and can live for several thousand years. The baobab is leafless for nine months of the year. If I were to describe the baobab, I would say that it looks like it has been picked out of the ground and stuffed back in upside-down. The trunk would be the tap-root, and the branches the finer capillary roots.

The Arabian legend of the baobab is that "the devil plucked up the baobab, thrust its branches into the earth and left its