BOMBACACEAE
Adansonia digitata
L.
Zarma name:
ko, ko nya
Baobab. Basically a savanna tree but occasionally found also in Sahel.
Uses:
Food (leaves, fruits), medicine (bark)
Notes:
The leaves are dried and pounded to make a sticky sauce called
ko foy
.
1. Tree
2. Flowers and young fruits
(photograph taken in Mali)
Click on image to enlarge.(except for photo no.2)
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