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The oldest known baobab species (A. rubrustipa) located
in the Tsimanampetsotse reserve is believed
to be over 1,600 years old.<br><br>
In baobabs, all the cells
fatty acids (palmitic, oleic, linoleic) but also cyclopropenic
acids which must be degraded by cooking in order to make
edible oil. The seeds aresometimes roasted and used for coffee.
In the South, women prepare beauty masks from bark reduced to
a paste.<br><br>
On the Mahafaly plateau, baobabs (A. a) are the
men to survive in the dry season in
a particularly arid
and hostile environment.<br><br>
For the Sakalava ethnic group, the
baobab is a sacred tree. The species A.
grandidieri is called "reniala"
which means "mother of the forest".<br><br>
The Sakalava associate the
other legends are dedicated to
baobab.