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
- Boswellia carteri Birdw. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 143 (1870), nom. superfl.
- Boswellia carteri var. undulatocrenata Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 33 (1883), not validly publ.
- Boswellia undulatocrenata Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 448 (1913), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Boswellia bhaw-dajiana Birdw. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 144 (1870)
- Boswellia bhaw-dajiana var. serrulata Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 33 (1883)
- Boswellia carteri var. subintegra Engl. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 34 (1883)
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? |
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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
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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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
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Kew Species Profiles
- Kew Species Profiles
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0