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Adansonia za
large orange bloom, 6", fragrant
spiny forest
These flowers are very high in the tree and I'm really zoomed in for this photo. I spotted these in the spiny forest of Ifaty. The flowers are visited by moths and bats.
Spotted on May 4, 2011
Submitted on May 4, 2011
10 Comments
Thanks for the comments Ashley, Dag, sarah and Kemberly, sorry it took me so long to get to them.
Gorgeous flower, thank you for sharing.
What a flower! It looks like a bird!
Wow, I want to see it in real!!
Wow, beautiful! I'd never seen a picture of the flower before.
Thanks Linda.
Beautiful flower. Incredible tree.
Yes, still here. Might have one or two more dental mission trips to parts of the Island.
Something for you to search out, if you're still in Madagascar.
I didn't know that they had flowers. Mighty flowery for a drab, but extraordinary tree.