Genus: Trees
Adansonia
Adansonia
Genus of monumental trees known as baobabs, belonging to the Malvaceae family. Comprises 9 species: one in continental Africa, one in Australia, and seven endemic to Madagascar. They are famous for their enormous, barrel-shaped trunks capable of storing thousands of liters of water, fire-resistant bark, multi-century longevity, and their ecological role as providers of food and shelter for numerous wildlife species.
Boswellia
Boswellia
Genus of trees and shrubs in the family Burseraceae, native to the arid regions of eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India. They are the producers of frankincense, one of the most valued resins in human history. Their succulent trunks store water and nutrients. Several species are threatened by overexploitation and climate change.
Brachychiton
Brachychiton
Genus of about 30 trees and shrubs native to Australia and New Guinea, commonly known as "bottle trees" or "kurrajong". Many species develop swollen trunks or bases that store water and carbohydrate reserves, an adaptation to the dry Mediterranean climate and Australian savannas. Their colorful bell-shaped flowers make them highly prized ornamental trees in warm regions worldwide.
Bursera
Bursera
Genus of trees and shrubs in the family Burseraceae, with about 100 species distributed mainly in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. They are the so-called "copales" or "cuajiotes" in Mexico, highly valued in caudiciform collections for their papery or exfoliating bark trunks, often in striking colors (green, red, yellow). They produce aromatic resins used in pre-Hispanic religious ceremonies and as incense. They are extremely drought-resistant, deciduous or semi-deciduous, and very popular in bonsai and succulent and caudiciform plant collections.
Carica
Carica
Genus of trees and shrubs in the family Caricaceae, native to tropical and subtropical America. Includes wild relatives of papaya (C. papaya), several of which inhabit the Andes and Amazonia. Characterised by a succulent trunk, large palmate leaves and fleshy fruits.
Ceiba
Ceiba
Chorisia
Chorisia
Genus of large trees belonging to the family Malvaceae (subfamily Bombacoideae). Species are characterised by a bottle-shaped trunk covered with conical spines that stores water to survive seasonal droughts. They produce showy 5-petalled flowers and capsules filled with silky fibre. Many current authors merge this genus into Ceiba.
Commiphora
Commiphora