Izimila eziluhlaza zihlobisa indawo esenyakatho yeNamibia. Isihlahla esisodwa, nokho, sigqama ngenxa yesimo saso esingajwayelekile - isihlahla sebaobab.
Abantu bendawo bathi isihlahla sitshalwe izimpande zaso phezulu. Ngokwenganekwane, uMdali ngokuthukuthela waphonsa umuthi odongeni lwePharadesi kuMama Womhlaba. Ifike e-Afrika, inhloko yekhanda isemhlabathini, ngakho-ke kubonakala isiqu nezimpande ezicwebezelayo kuphela.
Ikhula kuphi i-baobab
I-baobab yisihlahla sase-Afrika, kepha ezinye izinhlobo zingatholakala esiqhingini saseMadagascar, eNhlonhlweni yase-Arabia nase-Australia.
Amagama afanekisela umuthi ongajwayelekile
Ibaobab ibizwa ngesihlahla segundane elifile (uma ukude, isithelo sibukeka njengamagundane afile), izinkawu (izinkawu zithanda izithelo) noma ukhilimu (ama-pods, ancibilikiswe emanzini noma obisini, esikhundleni sikakhilimu lapho kubhakwa).
I-baobab yisihlahla esinesimo esingajwayelekile esikhula sifike kubude obungu-20 m noma ngaphezulu. Izihlahla ezindala zinesiqu esibanzi ngokweqile, kwesinye isikhathi esiyize ngaphakathi. Ama-Baobabs afinyelela eminyakeni yobudala eyi-2 000.
Ngisho nezindlovu zibonakala zincane lapho zimi ngaphansi kwesihlahla sasendulo sebaobab. Kunezinganekwane nezinganekwane eziningi ngalezi zihlahla ezibabazekayo, ezibonakala ziyizinsalela ezivela kwenye inkathi emhlabeni wethu. Lezi zidlakela ezimangalisayo zibone izenzakalo eziningi ezwenikazi lase-Afrika iminyaka engaphezu kwenkulungwane. Izizukulwane ezingenakubalwa zabantu zidlule ngaphansi kwemiqhele yazo enamaqabunga. I-Baobabs inikeza indawo yokukhosela kubantu nasezilwaneni zasendle.
Izinhlobo zama-baobabs
Ama-Baobabs atholakala e-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara ezifundeni ze-savannah. Ziyizihlahla ezinamakhanda, okusho ukuthi zilahlekelwa amaqabunga ngesikhathi sasebusika esomile. Iziqu zinensimbi ensimbi ngombala futhi zivela sengathi kunezimpande eziningi ezinamathiselwe komunye nomunye. Ezinye izinhlobo zineziqu ezibushelelezi. Amagxolo afana nesikhumba nokuthinta. Ama-Baobabs akuzona izihlahla ezijwayelekile. Isiqu sawo esithambile nesiponji sigcina amanzi amaningi ngesikhathi sesomiso. Kunezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zama-baobabs, ezimbili zazo ezidabuka e-Afrika. Ezinye izinhlobo zikhula eMadagascar, e-Peninsula yase-Arabia nase-Australia.
I-Adansonia madagascariensis
I-Adansonia digitata
I-Adansonia perrieri
I-Adansonia rubrostipa
Adansonia kilima
I-Adansonia gregorii
I-Adansonia suarezenisis
Adansonia za
I-Adansonia grandidieri
Ama-Baobabs ayatholakala nakwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba, njengeziqhingi zaseCaribbean naseCape Verde.
Ama-baobabs adumile eNamibia
Indawo eyaziwayo nehlonishwayo enyakatho maphakathi neNamibia isihlahla se-baobab esiseduze ne-Outapi, esingamamitha angama-28 ukuphakama nesiqu saso esingamamitha angama-26.
Abantu abadala abangama-25, bephethe izingalo ezeluliwe, bamukela i-baobab. Yayisetshenziswa njengendawo yokucasha ngawo-1800 lapho izizwe zisempini. Induna yaqopha umgodi esihlahleni phansi, futhi abantu abangu-45 babecashe kuso. Eminyakeni eyalandela, kusuka ngo-1940, lesi sihlahla sasetshenziswa njengeposi, ibha, futhi kamuva njengendlu yesonto. Umhlanga usakhula futhi uthela izithelo minyaka yonke. Cishe uneminyaka engama-800 ubudala.
Enye i-baobab enkulu ikhula eKatima Mulilo esifundeni seZambezi futhi inedumela elincomekayo: lapho uvula umnyango esiqwini, isivakashi sibona indlu yangasese enomgodi! Leli thoyilethi ngenye yezinto ezithwetshulwe kakhulu eKatima.
Umhlanga omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni
Lapho ama-baobabs eqhakaza futhi ethela izithelo
Isihlahla se-baobab siqala ukuthela izithelo kuphela lapho sesineminyaka engama-200 ubudala. Izimbali zinhle, zinkulu, zinenkomishi ezinuka kamnandi ezinombala osakhilimu omhlophe. Kodwa ubuhle babo buphela okwesikhashana; bayaphela phakathi kwamahora angu-24.
Impova ayivamile neze: amalulwane ezithelo, izinambuzane kanye nezilwane ezincane zemithi ezihlwa busuku ezinamehlo amakhulu - ama-shrub lemurs - zithwala impova.
Izimbali zomhlanga
Izingxenye ezahlukahlukene zamaqabunga, izithelo namagxolo zisetshenziswe ngabantu bendawo ukudla kanye nezinhloso zokwelapha amakhulu eminyaka. Isithelo siqinile, simile okweqanda, sinesisindo esingaphezu kwekhilogremu elilodwa. I-pulp ngaphakathi inambitheka futhi icebile ku-vitamin C nezinye izakhi zomzimba, kanti isithelo se-powder siqukethe ama-antioxidants.
Uwoyela we-Baobab ukhiqizwa ngokuchoboza imbewu futhi uthola ukuthandwa embonini yezimonyo.
Isithombe se-baobab nendoda
