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grandidieri) is called "reniala", meaning
"mother of the forest".
The [[Mikea]], an ethnic
group from the southwest of Madagascar, use Baobab wood
to make coffins.
In the bay of [[Diego-Suarez]], several baobab species gathered
on an islet serve as graves for stillborn children. Their
bodies wrapped in shrouds are abandoned in
the forks of the branches.
The Sakalava associate the
because they are difficult to
access.
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