Fig. 2From: Adansonia digitata and Adansonia gregorii fruit shells serve as a protection against high temperatures experienced during wildfiresa A. digitata above glow with cracked shell by heat. b Decomposed fire-facing side after test. c Same fruit, view inside after test less than 10 min above glow with partly unburned and browned pulp. d Another fruit opened with heavily smouldered parts after test more than 10 min above glow. e A. gregorii above glow. f Same fruit, fire facing side after test. g Another fruit, in one case, ongoing smouldering of fruit shell (heat source was already removed) with successive shell decomposition and complete loss of seeds. All scale bars 50 mmBack to article page