Kremetart – Adansonia digitata
- Bark has the appearance of wax dripping down a huge candle
- Very old – some thought to be 2000 years old
- Delicate large flower which opens in the evening and by nightfall next day hangs limp
- Attracts pollinators (fruit bats and other animals) by giving off a strong musky or carrion smell.
- Pollen is held lightly therefore wind pollination also possible
- Elephants are often associated with the Baobab, they eat leaves, bark & fruit. Damage done by the elephants to the bark leads to the regeneration of the bark directly from the exposed wood surface and not even from the edges of the wound (unique characteristic of the Baobab)
- Seeds are used to derive cream of tartar
• Many stories about the reason for the shape: e.g. baboons planted it after a drunken party
