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Boab Tree
Adansonia gregorii
-15.6562, 130.481
Field Notes
Description:
In the family Malvaceae. It is easily recognised by the swollen base of it's trunk which gives the tree a bottle - like appearance. Endemic to Australia. It is the only boabab to occur. Ranges from 5 to 15 metres. Trunks of over 5 meters around have been recorded. It is deciduous and produces white flowers between Dec and May.
Habitat:
On the banks of the Victoria River, 15km northwest of Timber Creek.
Notes:
Located in Judbarra/Gregory National Park, Gregory's Tree is a sacred site to the Ngarinman people and is named after explorer Augustus Gregory and his party who camped near it in 1856. The expedition artist inscibed their arrival and departure dates on this tree and can still be clearly read.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 19, 2013
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