THE DICOTYLEDONES 



1791 



malabaricum, a native of Ceylon and India. In addition to the hairs, which 

 are employed in the preparation of a crude cotton, the trunk, owing to the 

 softness of the wood, is hollowed out, and is used for making canoes. 

 Adansonia digitata (Fig. 1682) also belongs to this family. It is widely 

 distributed in tropical Africa (Fig. 1683) and is known as the Baobab, or 



Fig. 1683. — Adansonia distribution. (After Hutchinson.) 



Fig. 16(84. — Adansonia 

 digitata. Branch with 

 flowers and fruit. 

 ( After Pec/iiicl- 1, risc/ie, 

 from Ent;ler-Prantl.) 



