Tree

[GT40_GearHead]

i need some help with a litle school project

i need to know the name in french and latin and where they can be found of the next trees:
-ginkgo bilboa
-cedrum
-magnolia
-ficus
-baobab

thanks in advance:redface:

[GT40_GearHead]

bump!

[Airbozo]

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[slytherock]

It would have been a pleasure to help with that one, too bad I dont know trees.. Other problem, is that Those trees are in the "native language" wich means that they are not always translate; we use them as is.

[Slug Toy]

alright ive got some time in between things here.

baobob- found in africa and madagascar, french name baobab, general latin name adansonia

ficus- found in africa, french name ficus, general latin name ficus

magnolia- found in north america, french name magnolia, general latin name magnolia

cedrum- maybe you meant cedar... i cant find a cedrum. cedar is found in north america and a couple other places i cant think of right now, french name cedar, general latin name cedrus

ginkgo biloba- found in china, french name biloba de ginkgo, latin name ginkgo biloba

[Ironcat]

1. Ginkgo : Latin name : Ginkgo Biloba
2. Cedrum IS the Latin for either Cedar or Fir, depending on whom you ask
3. Magnolia : Latin name : Magnolia Grandiflora
4. Ficus is a general tree type : Latin names include... There is Ficus Benjamina, Ficus Racemosa, Ficus Minahassea, etc...
5. Baobab : Latin name : Adansonia Digitata

[GT40_GearHead]

thank so much to everybody who helped

+rep to everybody


and a milion thx's

[Slug Toy]

1. Ginkgo : Latin name : Ginkgo Biloba
2. Cedrum IS the Latin for either Cedar or Fir, depending on whom you ask
3. Magnolia : Latin name : Magnolia Grandiflora
4. Ficus is a general tree type : Latin names include... There is Ficus Benjamina, Ficus Racemosa, Ficus Minahassea, etc...
5. Baobab : Latin name : Adansonia Digitata

yes, i found cedrum just now actually, so it looks like its both cedrum and cedrus. just be careful with the second names... adansonia digitata is specific to the african species, and any of those with two names are going to be similar. different names usually mean different regions when dealing with plants. thats why i only gave one name at a time, so you dont have to start dealing with a whole bunch of specifics.

just in case any of you dont know, ficus is a fig tree. yummy.

[GT40_GearHead]

ficus is a fig tree. yummy....?


i dont want to sound like a foul but what do you mean by fig tree, you can eat it ?

[Slug Toy]

close but not right, fig trees have fruit and its damn good too.

[GT40_GearHead]

you have got to be kiding me :D

i have a ficus tree around here, would that make fruits ?

<edit> now i got it, a fig tree is related with the ficus family?
i must be on to something.. a hava a ficus and a fig tree
damn biology is hard

[Slug Toy]

well binomial nomenclature is hard. biology itself isnt hard until you get into molecular stuff, and genetics.

theres not guarantee that a tree will make fruit. i dont know if yours will. if its outside, and get enough sun and heat... maybe. if its inside its not very likely. my friend had one at his old house that was HUGE, and it had tons of fruit every summer. we just had to fight the birds of it.

[GT40_GearHead]

so lets see:

a fig tree has big leevs like a palm right, and the fruits look like litle bags

and a ficus is a ficus no fruit (right)

[Slug Toy]

well ficus is the latin name for the fig tree genus, so they're both pretty much the same. maybe the common name ficus that people use everyday refers to the fruitless fig trees. its possible to engineer non-fruiting trees.

and yes, the fig trees ive seen have big round leaves with white veins and they look thick and waxy.

[GT40_GearHead]

YEY i've got a fig tree :D