Boab facts for kids
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| Adansonia gregorii, the boab | |
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Adansonia
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Adansonia gregorii, commonly known as the boab, is a tree in the family Malvaceae. Its trunk has a swollen base, which makes it easily recognizable. For this reason it is also called bottle tree. It is endemic to Australia, where it mostly occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, east into Northern Territory, parts of western Queensland, and New South Wales.
There are other species of baobabs, which are native to Madagascar (six species) and mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (one species). Boab ranges from 5 to 15 metres in height, usually between 9 and 12 metres, with a broad bottle-shaped trunk. Its trunk base may be extremely large; trunks with a diameter of over five metres have been recorded. A. gregorii is deciduous, losing its leaves during the dry winter period and producing new leaves and large white flowers between December and May.
Images for kids
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A boab tree in Timber Creek, Northern Territory
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Adansonia gregorii in Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) NP, Northern Territory.
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Boab - Katherine River
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Boab tree near Kununurra WA
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A boab tree in the Kimberley, Western Australia in February
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Boab tree sunset near Derby, Western Australia
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See also
In Spanish: Boab para niños
