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

Introduced into:

Gulf States

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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

  • (2021). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/korshunov-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-126-6-2021.47-53.pdf. epublication.
  • 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 Playfair [s.n.] Somalia K000199583 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Somalia K000199584 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Birdwood [s.n.] Somalia K000199588 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Playfair [s.n.] Somalia K000199585 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Playfair [s.n.] Somalia K000199586 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1990 Birdwood [2] Somalia K000199587 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15613] Somalia K004327778 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [709] Somalia K004327782 Yes
Kasmi; Elmi; Rodd [871] Somalia K004327776 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [10318] Somalia K004327768 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [707] Somalia K004327780 Yes
Peck, E.F. [Y118] Somalia K004327779 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3072] Somalia K004327774 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [711] Somalia K004327786 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [710] Somalia K004327785 Yes
[Mayfain] [s.n.] Somalia K004327784 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1381] Somalia K004327769 Yes
Collenette, C.N. [323] Somalia K004327772 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [708] Somalia K004327781 Yes
[Dr Biendeood] [1] Somalia K004327783 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4662] Somalia K004327770 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1798] Somalia K004327777 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1767] Somalia K004327773 Yes
Collenette, C.N. [323] Somalia K004327771 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5445] Somalia K004327775 Yes
India Boswellia carteri K:SPC-65435.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

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