The iconic, "upside-down" baobab tree first emerged on the island of ... One species, Adansonia digitata is found in some 32 African countries, and another, A. gregorii, is found in northwestern ...

Many, especially men, still do, however. Native to the African continent, the baobab is known as the ''tree of life'' for its resilience and is found from South Africa to Kenya to Sudan and Senegal.

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of ...

But this tree is not only noted for its majestic stature. It's also an important food source for people living in West Africa. The leaves, fruits, and seeds of the African baobab tree are all edible.