Baobab: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: Scholars at HARVARD - Water relations of baobab trees (Adansonia spp. L.) during the rainy season: does stem water buffer daily water deficits? (PDF). | Oct 08, 2026 | ||
| Removed Adansonia kilima as a species and noted the discovery of A. bozy. Added information about climate change and the African baobab. | Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: One Earth - African baobab tree: how one plant creates an entire habitat. | Jun 23, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scholars at HARVARD - Water relations of baobab trees (Adansonia spp. L.) during the rainy season: does stem water buffer daily water deficits? (PDF). | Mar 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - The rise of baobab trees in Madagascar. | Dec 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change - Baobabs at the edge: 90-year dynamics of climate variability, growth, resilience, and evolutionary legacy effects. | Apr 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - What Is Baobab Good For? Health Benefits and Side Effects. | Dec 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Animals and Plants - Baobab. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) Bioactive Compounds, Biological Activities, and the Potential Effect on Glycemia: A Narrative Review. | Mar 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Health Benefits of Baobab. | Sep 12, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Top 6 Benefits of Baobab Fruit and Powder. | May 30, 2019 | ||
| Mentioned the recent deaths of several of the largest and oldest African baobabs. | Jun 14, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Siyabona Africa - Kruger National Park - Baobab. | Aug 20, 2017 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Feb 26, 2015 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Jul 17, 2014 | ||
| Added image of baobab. | Jun 30, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 23, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 23, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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