Baobab

baobab Adansonia digitata, a broad, spreading tree with a thick, spongy trunk. It belongs to tropical Africa and bears fruits whose pulp is a popular food and seasoning. This is often called ‘monkey bread’. Another name, ‘cream of tartar tree’, refers to the whitish-yellow pulp of the fruit, which contains tartaric acid. Pastoral tribes use the pulp to sour milk. The fruit pulp is also remarkably rich in ascorbic acid.