What is Bottle tree?
[[File:Queensland Bottle Tree 2.jpg|thumb|A Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton)]] The '''bottle tree''' is a plant that has [[adapted]] to hot climates, such as the [[desert]]. They are called bottle trees because the shape of their trunk is a [[bottle]] shape. There are several different [[species]] including: * ''[[Adansonia]]'' species, the baobabs; ** ''[[Adansonia gregorii]]'' (the boab) * ''[[Pachypodium lealii]]'', (Apocynaceae), the bottle tree of [[Namibia]] and [[Angola]]; * The genus ''[[Moringa]]'', (Moringaceae), of [[Madagascar]]; * ''[[Brachychiton]]'' species, (Malvaceae), of [[Australia]]; * ''[[Ceiba]]'' species, the floss silk tree or ''palo borracho'' of [[South America]]. The name bottle tree is also used to describe an [[artificial]] tree made of glass bottles, usually of colored glass. Associated with [[Hoodoo (folk magic)|Hoodoo]] and primarily found in the Southern United States. [[File:Bottle tree 4236 768x1024.jpg|thumb|Glass bottle tree]] {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Trees]]