Burseraceae
Boswellia

Boswellia sacra Flück.

First published in Lehrb. Pharmak.: 31 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Somalia, S. Yemen to SW. Oman. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Oman, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Thulin, M. (2020). The genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The Frankincense trees. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses; Arbeten Fran Botaniska Institutionen i Uppsala 39: 1-149.

Kew Species Profiles

  • SEPASAL database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. 1998.0. Boswellia sacra. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. < www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 November 2010.
  • Wink, M. & Van Wyk, B.-E. (2008). Mind-altering and Poisonous Plants of the World. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon and London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (2020). The genus Boswellia (Burseraceae). The Frankincense trees. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses; Arbeten Fran Botaniska Institutionen i Uppsala 39: 1-149.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Thulin & Warfa in Kew Bull. 42: 487–493 (1987).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1990 Somalia K000199584 Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Playfair [s.n.], Somalia K000199586 Unknown type material Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Birdwood [2], Somalia K000199587 Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Birdwood [s.n.], Somalia K000199588 Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Playfair [s.n.], Somalia K000199585 Unknown type material Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Playfair [s.n.], Somalia K000199583 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0