Boswellia rivae Engl.

First published in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 7: 16 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Ethiopia to Somalia and NE. Kenya. It is a tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Thulin, M. (2020). The genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The Frankincense trees. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses; Arbeten Fran Botaniska Institutionen i Uppsala 39: 1-149.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chiov., Fl. Somala, 2: 51 (1932).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 76, fig. 16/c–e (1961).
  • Engl. in Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 16 (1897).
  • Vollesen in Fl. Eth. 3: 443, fig. 123.1K–N (1990).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22002] Somalia K004327747 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24285] Somalia K004327755 Yes
Lavranos; Carter; et al. [24551] Somalia K004327750 Yes
Adamson, J. (Mrs.) [82] Kenya K004327876 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [5932] Ethiopia K004327765 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7554] Ethiopia K004327762 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [133] Somalia K004327749 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7635] Ethiopia K004327763 Yes
Aronson, J.; Ikar, M.A.; Linington, S.; Wedderburn, R.J.; Wickens, G.E. [52] Somalia K004327745 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [SRS236/4] Somalia K004327757 Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Khalid, A.; Osman, A. [10433] Somalia K004327740 Yes
Bally; Smith [B14580] Kenya K004327880 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [114] Ethiopia K:SPC-15448.000 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1325] Kenya K004327879 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [176] Somalia K004327737 Yes
Friis, I.; Demissew, S.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15495] Ethiopia K004327760 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1541] Ethiopia K004327739 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [SRS226/2] Somalia K004327754 Yes
Bally, P.; Smith, A.R. [B 14580] Kenya K:SPC-61727.000 No
Kuchar, P. [17220] Somalia K004327752 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [D178] Ethiopia K004327758 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B7275] Somalia K004327736 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24310] Somalia K004327756 Yes
Popov, G. [1034] Somalia K004327753 Yes
Simmon [S116] Ethiopia K004327764 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17167] Somalia K004327751 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13275] Kenya K004327877 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Kanuri [1425] Kenya K004327878 Yes
Bally; Smith [B14580] Kenya K004327881 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [D114] Ethiopia K004327761 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11874] Somalia K004327738 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1710] Somalia K004327746 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [CFH154] Somalia K004327748 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [D311] Ethiopia K004327759 Yes

Sources

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    • Flora of Somalia
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • '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.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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 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