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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Boab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Adansonia za
- Adansonia rubrostipa
- Adansonia digitata
- Adansonia suarezensis
- Brachychiton rupestris
- Adansonia grandidieri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Adansonia
- Species
- Adansonia gregorii
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