boab
tree, Adansonia gregorii
Also known as: Adansonia gregorii, Australian baobab, bottle tree
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species of baobab
- In baobab
gregorii, called boab, or bottle tree, is found throughout the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Reaching heights of about 12 metres (39 feet), the tree features the characteristically swollen trunk of the genus and bears compound leaves that are completely shed during drought periods. The white flowers…
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Western Australia
- In Western Australia: Plant and animal life
…also with the distinctive, moisture-storing boab (which has close affinities to the Indian and African baobabs). Spinifex grass is ubiquitous, as is generally the case throughout the portion of the state that lies north of the Tropic of Capricorn. The deserts of the state’s central and eastern regions are partly…
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