RADIOCARBON DATING OF A VERY LARGE GRANDIDIER BAOBAB, THE GIANT OF BEVOAY

Adrian  PATRUT; Roxana T.  PATRUT; Jean-Michel  LEONG POCK-TSY; Stephan  WOODBORNE; Laszlo  RAKOSY; Ileana-Andreea  RATIU; Jenő  BODIS; Pascal  DANTHU

doi:10.24193/subbchem.2020.4.12

RADIOCARBON DATING OF A VERY LARGE GRANDIDIER BAOBAB, THE GIANT OF BEVOAY

Authors

Adrian PATRUT Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University; Raluca Ripan Institute for Research in Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: apatrut@chem.ubbcluj. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9862-6735
Roxana T. PATRUT Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: apatrut@gmail.com. Email: roxanapatrut@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-2160
Jean-Michel LEONG POCK-TSY Drfgrn-fofifa, Antananarivo, Madagascar. Corresponding author: apatrut@chem.ubbcluj.
Stephan WOODBORNE iThemba LABS, Private Bag 11, WITS 2050, South Africa. Corresponding author: apatrut@chem.ubbcluj. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-8626
Laszlo RAKOSY Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: laszlo.rakosy@ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-6996
Ileana-Andreea RATIU Faculty of Chemstry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University; Raluca Ripan Institute for Research in Chemistry, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: andreea_ratiu84@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-684X
Jenő BODIS Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University; Raluca Ripan Institute for Research in Chemistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Corresponding author: apatrut@chem.ubbcluj. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-124X
Pascal DANTHU French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), University of Montpellier, France. Corresponding author: apatrut@chem.ubbcluj. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-8253

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2020.4.12

Keywords:

AMS radiocarbon dating, Adansonia grandidieri, tropical trees, age determination

Abstract

The article presents the AMS (accelerator mass spectrometry) radiocarbon dating results of the Giant of Bevoay, which is a very large Grandidier baobab (Adansonia grandidieri Baill.) of Madagascar. The investigation of this baobab shows that it has a cluster structure, which consists of 3 perfectly fused stems. The calculated wood volume of the tree is 520 m³, which makes it the third largest Grandidier baobab and also the third largest individual of all Adansonia species. Two samples were collected from the outer part of the stems. The oldest dated sample segment had a radiocarbon date of 525 ± 23 BP, which corresponds to a calibrated age of 585 ± 10 years. According to this value, the Giant of Bevoay is 825 ± 50 years old.

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STUDIA UBB CHEMIA, Volume 65 (LXV), No. 4, December 2020

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2020-12-30

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PATRUT, A. ., PATRUT, R. T. ., LEONG POCK-TSY, J.-M. ., WOODBORNE, S. ., RAKOSY, L. ., RATIU, I.-A. ., … DANTHU, P. . (2020). RADIOCARBON DATING OF A VERY LARGE GRANDIDIER BAOBAB, THE GIANT OF BEVOAY. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 65(4), 151–158. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbchem.2020.4.12