boab

gregorii, called boab, or bottle tree, is found throughout the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Reaching heights of about 12 meters (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…

…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…