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Double trunked Baobabs are rare, triple trunked are even more rare. This tripled trunked Baobab looks like a rhinocereus when viewed from the side, complete with the head shape and horn.
spiny desert
I spotted this in Ifaty, north of Toliara.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2006
Submitted on May 25, 2011
5 Comments
Thanks Goody! You know what they say, great minds think alike!
It's funny that you mention that it looks like a rhinoceros because that's what I thought when I first saw it (and before reading your comment!). Great spotting. A truly wonderful species!
Oh, interesting - the baobab seedling I have in a pot split itself right away - right after the first leaf pair. I was wondering what might happen to it, being split like it is, since I've mostly ever seen pictures of big fat single-trunked ones.
Yes. I have a spotting posted of the largest baobab I've ever seen.
Are these the ones that get really huge (wide trunks at least)? Sometimes called the 'Tree of Life'?