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Adansonia digitata

Taxonomy
Adansonia digitata was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is the type species of Adansonia.

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by B. Allen on 2025-08-06; modified by B. Allen on 2025-08-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Adansonia digitata Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusAdansonia
RankNameAuthor
speciesdigitata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Adansonia digitata Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available