Stars over a Boab Tree, Western Australia [1024 x 723] [OC]Submitted by VLWphotography t3_yrdpqe in EarthPorn
OneLostOstrich t1_ivvkkg9 wrote
Reply to comment by Old_timey_brain in Stars over a Boab Tree, Western Australia [1024 x 723] [OC] by VLWphotography
It's really a baobab. No idea why they call them boab instead.
They are all from the Adansonia family and are baobabs.
VLWphotography OP t1_ivwci87 wrote
These are actually unique to Western Australia šš½
OneLostOstrich t1_ivwf7ur wrote
Yes. You are correct.
caresawholeawfullot t1_ivwx494 wrote
You in Broome?
VLWphotography OP t1_ivwzoby wrote
Perth, very south!
caresawholeawfullot t1_ivx10rv wrote
Wow, there's big boabs like this in Perth? I live in the north west myself but haven't seen massive ones like this anywhere else but Broome. Great shot!
VLWphotography OP t1_ivx8s7u wrote
No Iām in Perth the tree is on a private property in the East Kimberley.
bend1310 t1_ivvyhwo wrote
Different places have different names for things as the original gets bastardised.
Its why we have Coffee instead of Qahwah.
Petrichordates t1_ivwgbgc wrote
Yeah those are different languages though.
bend1310 t1_ivwk7qb wrote
Like... what?
The words are etymologically related. One is descended from the other. They aren't independently developed.
Boab is just the word generally used here in Australia for the local species.
Petrichordates t1_ivwmpvp wrote
Yes that's true of almost all words, but they often change between languages. This one changed just because.
bend1310 t1_ivx4eel wrote
Its not like an authority makes the decision to change a word. 'Just because' is how all words change.
Petrichordates t1_ivza9yo wrote
Like I said, it's usually because of changes between languages. There are relatively few cases of words with such changes between USA/UK/AU.
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