I-Baobab: Iinkcukacha ezonwabileyo malunga nomthi wobomi boMzantsi Afrika

Isimboli sobomi kwiintiba zase-Afrika, i-baobab enkulu iyingcambu ye- Adansonia , iqela lemithi elineentlobo ezi-9 ezahlukeneyo. Zintlobo ezimbini kuphela, i- Adansonia digitata kunye ne- Andansionia kilima , zivela kwilizwe laseAfrika, ngoxa iintlobo zabo ezintandathu zifumaneka eMadagascar kunye ne-Australia. Nangona i-baobab's genus iyinto encinci, umthi ngokwawo uhlukile.

Le ngqungquthela yehlathi lase-Afrika, isiqhwaba esikhulu esinamahloni esiqhayisa phezu kwe-acacia scrubland esilungisa amagatsha ayo anjengeMedusa ngaphezulu kwimizimba.

Akunakuba yinde nje njengomthi onobomvu obunxwemeni, kodwa ubuninzi bawo bubunzima kakhulu kumthi omkhulu kumhlaba. I-Adansonia digitata inokufikelela kuma-82 / ii-mitha ezingama-25 ukuphakama, kunye neenyawo ezingama-46/14 ububanzi.

I-Baobabs idla ngokubizwa ngokuba yimithi engqongqo, ngenxa yobukeka njengengcambu yamasebe abo. Zifumaneka kwilizwekazi laseAfrika, nangona ulwahlulo lwazo luphelelweyo ngokhetho lwabo lokushisa, iindawo ezincinci zendawo. Baye bangeniswa ngaphandle kwamanzi, kwaye ngoku banokufumaneka emazweni afana neIndiya, iShayina kunye ne-Oman. I-Baobabs ngoku yaziwa ngokugqithisa iminyaka eyi-1,500 ubudala.

Sunland Baobab

I- Adansonia digitata baobab enkulu kunazo zonke zikholelwa ukuba yi-Sunland Baobab, e-Modjadjiskloof, kwiPhondo laseLimpopo . Esi sibonelo esiphefumulayo sibonisa ukuphakama kwamanqina angama-62 / iimitha ezili-19, kunye nobubanzi beenyawo ezingama-34.9 / 10.6 zamitha. Kwinqanaba lalo likhulu kunazo zonke, isiqu se-Sunland Baobab sinesigidi seenyawo ezili-109,5 / 33.4 zamitha.

Umthi uye waba nexesha elininzi lokufikelela ububanzi bawo oburekhodiweyo, kunye nohlobo lwe-carbon-dating olunikela malunga nobudala obungama-1,700 iminyaka. Emva kokufikelela kwiminyaka eyi-1 000, i-baobabs iqala ukuba ngaphakathi ngaphakathi, kwaye abanini be-Sunland Baobab baye benza ubuninzi bezinto eziyimvelo ngokudala ibha ne-wine cellar ngaphakathi.

Umthi woBomi

I-baobab inemihlaba eninzi efanelekileyo, nto leyo ichaza ukuba yintoni eyaziwa ngokuba nguMthi woBomi. Iziphatha njenge-giant succulent kunye ne-80% ye-trunk amanzi. Ama-San bushman asetyenziswa ukuthembela emithini njengomthombo obalulekileyo wamanzi xa imvula ingaphumeleli kwaye imilambo yomile. Umthi omnye ungabamba ama-4 500 amalitha (1,189 galoni), ngelixa isiqithi esingasemthi somthi omdala sinokubonelela ngendawo yokuhlala.

I-bark nenyama ithambile, i-fibrous and fire-resistant and can be used to wrap rope and cloth. Iimveliso zeBabab nazo zisetyenziselwa ukwenza isepha, irubha kunye neglue; ngelixa igxolo kunye namagqabi asetyenziswa kwiyeza lendabuko. I-baobab ngumniki-ubomi wezilwanyana zasendle zaseAfrika nazo, ngokuqhelekileyo zidala iindawo zendalo. Inikeza ukutya kunye nendawo yokukhusela iindidi ezininzi zezilwanyana, ukusuka kwiincinci ezincinci ukuya kwindlovu enamandla yaseAfrika.

I-Superfruit yamanje

Isiqhamo se-Baobab sifana ne-velvet-covered, engumgubo we-oblong kwaye igcwele imbewu emnyama emnyama ejikelezwe i-tart, i-pulpy little pulp. Abantu baseAfrika basoloko bebhekisela kwi-baobab njengemithi yesonka, kwaye bayazi malunga neenzuzo zezempilo zokutya iziqhamo kunye namaqabunga eminyaka. Amagqabi amancinci anokupheka kwaye adliwe njengenye indlela kwisipinashi, ngelixa isiqhamo sesityalo siqhoxiswa, kwaye sidibanisa kwisiselo.

Kungekudala, ihlabathi leNtshona liye lazisa iziqhamo ze-baobab njengeziqhamo eziphezulu, ngenxa yamanqanaba aphezulu e-calcium, isinyithi, i-potassium kunye ne-Vitamin C. Ezinye iingxelo zichaza ukuba iziqhamo zesityalo ziphantse ziphindwe kabini inani leVithamini C njengelinganayo ii-oranges ezintsha. Unama-calcium engama-50% ngaphezu kwesipinashi, kwaye isinconywa ukuba i-skin elasticity, ukulahleka kwesisindo nokuphucula impilo ye-cardiovascular.

Baobab Legends

Kukho amabali amaninzi kunye nezithethe ezungeze i-baobab. Ngaphandle koMlambo waseZambezi , iintlanga ezininzi zikholelwa ukuba i-baobab yahlala iqotho, kodwa yayizicingela kangcono kunemithi encane ejikeleze kuyo ekugqibeleni oothixo banquma ukufundisa ababafundi isifundo. Bawususa kwaye bawutyala, ukuze bayeke ukuziqhayisa nokufundisa ukuthobeka komthi.

Kweminye imimandla, imithi ethile inamabali afakwe kuwo. I-Kafue National Park yaseZambia ihlala kwikhaya elikhethekileyo, eliya kuthiwa ngabahlali baseKondanamwali (umthi odla amantombazana). Ngokomxholo, umthi wathandana namantombazana amane asekuhlaleni, owawucima umthi waza wafuna amadoda angabantu esikhundleni. Ukubuyisela, umthi wawuthatha intombi kummandla wayo waza wabagcina khona ngonaphakade.

Ngenye indawo, kukholelwa ukuba ukuhlamba inkwenkwana emthini apho i-baobab bark igxobhoza kuya kumnceda ukuba akhule kwaye ade; ngelixa abanye babambelela isiko ukuba abafazi abahlala kwindawo ye-baobab banokuba bavame ngakumbi kunabo bahlala kwindawo engenabababs. Kwiindawo ezininzi, izihlahla ezinomthi zihlala zibonakaliswa njengophawu loluntu, kunye nendawo yokuqokelela.

Umyalelo we-Baobab ngumntu wesizwe waseMzantsi Afrika ohloniphekileyo, owamiselwa ngo-2002. Unikwa umvuzo ngamnye ngonyaka ngumongameli waseMzantsi Afrika kubemi beenkonzo ezivelele kwimida yoshishino kunye noqoqosho; inzululwazi, iyeza kunye nobugcisa obutsha; okanye yoluntu inkonzo. Kwabizwa ngegama lokunyamezela kwe-baobab, kunye nokubaluleka kwenkcubeko nokusingqongileyo.

Eli nqaku lahlaziywa nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Agasti 16 ka-2016.