What is Adansonia gregorii?
{{no sources|date=July 2022}} {{italic title}} {{speciesbox |name = Boab |image = Derby boab, Western Australia.jpg |image_caption = ''Adansonia gregorii'', the boab |genus = Adansonia |species = gregorii |range_map=Adansoniagregorii1.png |range_map_caption= |taxon=|authority = [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] }} '''''Adansonia gregorii''''', commonly known as the '''boab''', is a tree in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Malvaceae]]. Its trunk has a swollen base, which makes it easily recognizable. For this reason, it is also called a bottle tree. It is [[Endemism|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 [[Baobab|baobabs]], which are native to [[Madagascar]] (six species) and mainland Africa and the [[Arabian Peninsula]] (one species). Boab ranges from 5 to 15 metres, 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 and producing new leaves and large white flowers between December and May. {{commonscat}} {{wikispecies}} {{taxonbar|from=Q159165}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Malvaceae]] {{biology-stub}}