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Liu Yuan-Shuang, Wan Jun-Nan, Zhou Ya-Dong, Xin Hai-Ping, Wang Qing-Feng. Research progress on Adansonia[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2020, 38(4): 558-564. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2020.40558
Citation: Liu Yuan-Shuang, Wan Jun-Nan, Zhou Ya-Dong, Xin Hai-Ping, Wang Qing-Feng. Research progress on Adansonia[J]. Plant Science Journal, 2020, 38(4): 558-564. DOI: 10.11913/PSJ.2095-0837.2020.40558
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Research progress on Adansonia

  • 1. Biodiversity Research Center, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China;

  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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This work was supported by a grant from the Sino-African Joint Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (SAJC201613).

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  • Received Date: December 08, 2019
  • Revised Date: December 18, 2019
  • Available Online: October 31, 2022
  • Published Date: August 27, 2020
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  • Adansonia are tall deciduous trees of the subfamily Bombacoideae (Malvaceae) native to Africa and Australia. They have attracted much attention worldwide due to their swollen trunks, excellent drought tolerance, and longevity. Adansonia are of great significance in paleoclimatic reconstruction, biological origin and evolution, and biodiversity conservation. In this paper, advances in research on Adansonia are summarized from the perspective of geographical distribution, morphological structure, functional utilization, and origin and evolution. Future research prospects are also discussed in regard to drought resistance mechanisms, exploitation and utilization, origin and evolution, and biodiversity conservation.
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