Boswellia papyrifera (Caill.) Hochst.

First published in Flora 26: 81 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Nigeria to Eritrea and NE. Uganda. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gillett, J.B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Burseraceae: 1-94.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Onana, J.M. (2017). Flore du Cameroun 43: 1-94. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Thulin, M. (2020). The genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The Frankincense trees. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses; Arbeten Fran Botaniska Institutionen i Uppsala 39: 1-149.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (2020). The genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The Frankincense trees. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses; Arbeten Fran Botaniska Institutionen i Uppsala 39: 1-149.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 148 (1847).
  • Engl. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 34, t. 1/23–32 (1883).
  • Engl. in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed. 2,19A: 423, fig. 198 (1931).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 321, fig. 116 (1952).
  • Geerling, Guide de terrain des ligneux Sahéliens et Soudano-Guineens: 87 (1982).
  • Hochst. in Flora 26: 81 (1843).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 323 (1868).
  • Vollesen in Fl. Eth. 3: 443, fig. 123. 1A–D (1990).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 51 (1952).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Meyer, F.G. [7601] Ethiopia K004327725 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Fantahun Semon; Jensen, M. [7812] Ethiopia K004327727 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2370] Uganda K004327867 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1293] Sudan K004327704 Yes
Sahni, K.C. [213] Sudan K004327702 Yes
Friis, I.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [13556] Ethiopia K004327726 Yes
Kotschy [455] K000199590 Type Yes
Andrews, F.W. [881] Sudan K004327703 Yes
Schimper [s.n.] Ethiopia K004327724 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7773] Sudan K004327709 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004327723 Yes
Patel, M.P.; El Kheir, Y.M.E. [84] Sudan K004327701 Yes
Broun, A.F.; {Mrs. A. F. Broun} [1288] Sudan K004327715 Yes
Kotschy [455] Ethiopia K000199589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Klug, S.; Hamburg, B.T.H. [151] Sudan K004327713 Yes
Muriel, C.E. [L/37] Sudan K004327706 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A1814] Sudan K004327700 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1238] Uganda K004327863 Yes
Hart Dyke, G. [2] Eritrea K004327730 Yes
Pichi-Sermolli, R. [245] Eritrea K004327733 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B6672] Eritrea K004327718 Yes
Geerling, C.; Tentchou, J. [5560] Cameroon K004327628 Yes
Friis, I.; Assefa Hailu; Ermias Getachew [12659] Ethiopia K004327720 Yes
Beccari, O. [195] K004327732 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7766] Sudan K004327708 Yes
Francis, D. [23] Sudan K004327714 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2370] Uganda K004327866 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [8747] K004327633 Yes
Aylmer, G. [GA18] Sudan K004327707 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1154] Sudan K004327711 Yes
[J. Witson] [897] Uganda K004327865 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Abebe, W.; Ermias Getachew [12247] Ethiopia K004327735 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3647] Sudan K004327717 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [9995] Ethiopia K004327721 Yes
s.coll. [46448] Sudan K004327716 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Høst, P.; Wondafrash, M. [6903] Ethiopia K004327728 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [10654] Ethiopia K004327734 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [3647] Sudan K004327705 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7773] Sudan K004327710 Yes
[A. Rechary] [s.n.] K004327731 Yes
Cooke, B.K. [96] Sudan K004327712 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1238] Uganda K004327864 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A. [4042] Ethiopia K004327719 Yes
Le Testu, G. [3773] Central African Republic K004327632 Yes
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [270] Ethiopia K004327722 Yes
Gaston, A. [810] Chad K004327634 Yes

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  • 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/
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    • 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