Synonym: Adansonia Gibbosa

Common Name: Dead Rat Tree, Gouty Stem Tree, Kuruwan, Jamulang, Gadawori (Aboriginal Australian)

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The Australian baobab, assumed to be a variation of baobab carried across the ocean from Madagascar not too long ago (geologically speaking) is a smaller variety of Baobab. They often grow multiple swollen trunks and typically tap out around 30 feet tall. 

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The bark is lighter than many of it's cousins, with an orange-tint. The palmate leaves can vary from hairy to smooth, with 5 to 9 leaflets. The flowers are pale cream and green, like its African cousin. 

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The drying fruit hanging low beneath the branches after the leaves have fallen give the tree it's popular Australian name: The Dead Rat Tree. The brittle and thin pericarp usually cracks open before the fruit falls. 

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Gregorii Boababs have not been evaluated for conservation status. They are only found in the Northwest in Kimberley and the Victoria River basin. They are miraculous survivors of wildfires.