Papparappuli (Tamil: பப்பரப்புளி)
Bombacaceae (baobab family) » Adansonia digitata
ad-an-SOH-nee-uh -- named for Michel Adanson, French surgeon, botanist and naturalist
dig-ee-TAH-tuh or dij-ee-TAH-tuh -- meaning, finger
commonly known as: baobab, bottle tree, cream of tartar tree, dead-rat tree, ethiopian sour bread, lemonade tree, monkey-bread tree, sour gourd • Bengali: gadhagachh • Hindi: गोरख ईमली gorakh imli • Kannada: ಬ್ರಃಮಾఠಲಿಕ brahmamlika • Marathi: गोरख चिंच gorakh chinch, वावबाब vavabab • Sanskrit: सर्पदण्डि sarpadandi • Tamil: பப்பரப்புளி papparappuli, பெரியமரவகை periyamaravakai • Telugu: brahmaaamlika
Native to: northeastern, central and southern Africa
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • Wikipedia • DDSA
Papparappuli (Tamil: பப்பரப்புளி)
Bombacaceae (baobab family) » Adansonia digitata
ad-an-SOH-nee-uh -- named for Michel Adanson, French surgeon, botanist and naturalist
dig-ee-TAH-tuh or dij-ee-TAH-tuh -- meaning, finger
commonly known as: baobab, bottle tree, cream of tartar tree, dead-rat tree, ethiopian sour bread, lemonade tree, monkey-bread tree, sour gourd • Bengali: gadhagachh • Hindi: गोरख ईमली gorakh imli • Kannada: ಬ್ರಃಮಾఠಲಿಕ brahmamlika • Marathi: गोरख चिंच gorakh chinch, वावबाब vavabab • Sanskrit: सर्पदण्डि sarpadandi • Tamil: பப்பரப்புளி papparappuli, பெரியமரவகை periyamaravakai • Telugu: brahmaaamlika
Native to: northeastern, central and southern Africa
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • Wikipedia • DDSA