Boswellia odorata Hutch.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 138 (1910)
This name is a synonym of Boswellia papyrifera

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Gillett, J.B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Burseraceae: 1-94. [Cited as Boswellia papyrifera.]
  • Onana, J.M. (2017). Flore du Cameroun 43: 1-94. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé. [Cited as Boswellia papyrifera.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Boswellia odorata.]
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828. [Cited as Boswellia odorata.]
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. [Cited as Boswellia odorata.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 371, t. 77, 4–5.
  • in Kew Bull. 1910: 137 (1910)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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