Boab trees wiki. Native to Australia, this unique plant species is characterized by its iconic bottle-shaped trunk and enchanting profile. [2] The tree was removed to make way for the construction of a road bridge on Great Northern Highway [3] and Jul 6, 2008 · 2007-09-18 03:35 Hamiltonstone 640×480×8 (72922 bytes) Boab tree in February, Kimberley region, Western Australia Taken by [ [User:hamiltonstone]], February 2007 For [ [Adansonia gregorii]] Adansonia gregorii, commonly known as the boab, is a tree in the family Malvaceae. Meet the Boab tree, also known as Adansonia gregori, a member of the Malvaceae family. There are eight species of boabs in the world: one native species in Australia, another native species in Africa and the remaining six native species in Madagascar. Adansonia is a genus of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs (/ ˈbaʊbæb / or / ˈbeɪoʊbæb /). [2][3] Adansonia gregorii, commonly known as the boab and also known by a number of other names, is a tree in the family Malvaceae, endemic to the northern regions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia. With its unique appearance and restricted range, the boab is the botanical symbol of the Kimberley, and the Kimberley alone. [1] It had been reputed to have been used in the 1890s as a lockup for indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing, but there is no evidence that it was ever used to house prisoners. For most of the year, the tree is leafless, and looks very much like it has its roots sticking up in the air. [1] This was the longest land journey of a similar sized tree in history. There are other . Found from sea level to elevations of about 300m, the boab’s range extends to the Victoria and Fitzmaurice rivers in the Northern Territory, but no further east. Adansonia gregorii, commonly known as the boab and also known by a number of other names, is a tree in the family Malvaceae, endemic to the northern regions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia. Its trunk has a swollen base, which makes it easily recognizable. They grow rather slowly but can reach a height of over 15 metres. The Boab Prison Tree is a large hollow Adansonia gregorii (boab) tree just south of Wyndham, Western Australia, near The Diggers Rest and the Moochalabra Dam (Wyndham's water supply), on the King River road. Dec 17, 2024 · The Boab (Adansonia gregorii) is a fascinating tree known for its striking aesthetics and rich cultural significance. ). Other common names include 'boab', 'boaboa', 'bottle tree', 'the tree of life', 'upside-down tree', and 'monkey bread tree'. The Baobab Prison Tree, Derby is a 1,500-year-old, large hollow Adansonia gregorii (Baobab) tree 6 kilometres south of Derby, Western Australia with a girth of 14. Native to Australia and Africa, this tree doesn’t strive for the skies. Some of the boab trees have been around for over 1,500 years. Its trunk can hold up to 120,000 liters of water. 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. 7 metres. Allan Cunningham, a naturalist, and his crew carved the name of their ship ‘HMC Mermaid 1820' into a Boab tree in the North Kimberley and this is still plainly visible today. Gija Jumulu Gija Jumulu is a boab tree (Adansonia gregorii) which was transported 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) from Telegraph Creek, near Warmun in the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Kings Park in Perth. For this reason, it is also called a bottle tree. The trees reach heights of 5 to 30 meters (16 to 98 ft) and trunk diameters of 7 to 11 meters (23 to 36 ft. zun4f ivptdl xttrn cmegbu6k meau 0a48d h2pl7 cvuyhyi imock 0kc