Adansonia za

The flower buds are long green cylinders which can resemble oversized beans and could be mistaken for a fruit. The bud opens with the curling back of the outside layer of the flower bud, revealing yellow and red petals with yellowish long stamens.

The fruit pulp and oil-rich seeds are eaten.The root of seedling plants can be eaten as a vegetable.

Similar plants:

• Adansonia digitata (Baobab, Cream of Tartar tree, Monkey-bread tree, Lemonade tree, Upside-down Tree)
• Adansonia grandidieri (Grandidier's Baobab, Giant Baobab)
• Adansonia gregorii (Boab, Baobab, Australian Bottle Tree)
• Adansonia madagascariensis (Madagascar Baobab)
• Adansonia rubrostipa (Baobab)
• Bauhinia rufescens, Adenolobus rufescens, Bauhinia adansoniana (Kharoub, Kulkul, Nammare, Jiga, Randa)