Burseraceae
Boswellia

Boswellia ameero Balf.f.

First published in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 505 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Socotra. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Socotra

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Thulin, M. (2020). The genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The Frankincense trees. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses; Arbeten Fran Botaniska Institutionen i Uppsala 39: 1-149.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [212] Yemen K004327798 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [554] Yemen K004327796 Yes
Bent, T. (Mr.); Bent, T. (Mrs.) [s.n.] Yemen K004327791 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [565] Yemen K000199639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ogilvie-Grant-Forbes [s.n.] Yemen K004327789 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [394] Yemen K004327794 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [540] Yemen K000199638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M.; Gifri, A.N. [8776] Yemen K004327795 Yes
Ogilvi-Grant-Forbes [200] Yemen K004327793 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [212] Yemen K004327797 Yes
Bent, T. (Mr.); Bent, T. (Mrs.) [s.n.] Yemen K004327790 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [394] Yemen K000199642 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balfour, I.B. [394] Yemen K000199640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balfour, I.B. [394] Yemen K000199641 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ogilvi-Grant-Forbes [200] Yemen K004327792 Yes
Cronk, Q. [14] Yemen K004327788 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0