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As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Adansonia L.

This genus name was first published in Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1144, 1382 (1759)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000000560.

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Synonyms of Adansonia

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Baobabus	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 66. 1891. (5 Nov 1891)	wfo-4000004028
Ophelus	Lour.	Fl. Cochinch. 412. 1790.	wfo-4000026923
Baobab	Adans.	Mem. Acad. Sc. Paris 1761, 218, t. 1, 2:.	wfo-4000044298

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Adansonia:

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Adansonia gregorii f. gregorii	–	–	wfo-0001327447
Adansonia gregorii f. typica	Ostenf.	Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 2(8) 1918 in obs, fig. 7.	wfo-0001327448
Adansonia microphylla	A.Rich.	Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 325 (1850)	wfo-0000519682
Adansonia pedunculosa	A.Rich.	Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 325 (1850)	wfo-0000519683