Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of notorious baobabs- PublishedKenya has cancelled a licence issued to a foreign company to uproot and export baobab trees from the coastal region amid public outcry.Authorisation for uprooting the baobabs, which can live up to 2,500 years, was not properly obtained, the environment minister said.The minister's statement did not mention if all the eight trees have been uprooted, but added that action would be taken against state agents who approved the sale.The species is also known as the upside down tree because of its stretching canopy resembles a root system.It produces whitish flowers which bloom at night, and its edible fruit can be up to a foot long."