Pallimunai 村有一棵巨大的古老非洲猴面包树，据信已有 700 多年的历史，是斯里兰卡周长最大的树。

概述

在马纳尔镇外的帕利穆奈村，矗立着一棵巨大的、多节的猴面包树，它肿胀的瓶状树干与斯里兰卡景观中的其他任何东西都不同。这棵树估计已有数百年历史，周长约 19.5 米，被认为是该国周长最大的树，也是岛上最著名的稀有猴面包树。这是一个受保护的考古纪念碑，这是一次短暂而轻松的参观，并且与马纳尔与阿拉伯世界的古代贸易有着奇妙的联系。

历史

Baobabs are native to Africa and were introduced to Mannar centuries ago, tradition holds by Arab traders who used the fruit as fodder for camels and left seeds that took root in the dry coastal soil. Only a few dozen baobabs survive in Sri Lanka, most of them on Mannar Island, and the Pallimunai giant, believed to be around 700 years old, was declared a protected monument by government gazette in 1955.