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MalvalesA fony baobab tree (Adansonia rubrostipa), estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, in Madagascar.
Balsa wood is provided by the tree species Ochroma pyramidale (also referred to as Ochroma lagopus). This tree belongs to the mallow family (Malvaceae), which is part of the plant order Malvales.123