Adansonia grandidieri
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Adansonia grandidieri (Grandidier's Baobab), the biggest and most famous of Madagascar’s six baobabs, is an endangered species
in the genus Adansonia
. It is endemic to Madagascar
. A. grandidieri is named to commemorate the French botanist and explorer, Alfred Grandidier
(1836–1921).
This is the kind of tree that is shown in the movie Madagascar
as the giant tree in the island's centre.
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
in the genus Adansonia
Adansonia
Adansonia is a genus of eight species of tree, six native to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and one to Australia. The mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island....
. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. A. grandidieri is named to commemorate the French botanist and explorer, Alfred Grandidier
Alfred Grandidier
Alfred Grandidier was a French naturalist and explorer.From a very wealthy family, he and his brother, Ernest Grandidier , undertook a voyage around the world...
(1836–1921).
This is the kind of tree that is shown in the movie Madagascar
Madagascar (2005 film)
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
as the giant tree in the island's centre.