Boswellia Roxb. ex Colebr.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen
Extinct in:
Sri Lanka
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Libanotus Stackh. in De Liban: 13 (1814), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Libanus Colebr. in Asiat. Res. 9: 382 (1807), not validly publ.
- Ploesslia Endl. in S.L.Endlicher & E.Fenzl, Nov. Stirp. Dec.: 38 (1839)
Accepted Species
- Boswellia ameero Balf.f.
- Boswellia aspleniifolia (Balf.f.) Thulin
- Boswellia bullata Thulin
- Boswellia dalzielii Hutch.
- Boswellia dioscoridis Thulin
- Boswellia elongata Balf.f.
- Boswellia frereana Birdw.
- Boswellia globosa Thulin
- Boswellia microphylla Chiov.
- Boswellia nana Hepper
- Boswellia neglecta S.Moore
- Boswellia occulta Thulin, DeCarlo & S.P.Johnson
- Boswellia ogadensis Vollesen
- Boswellia ovalifoliolata N.P.Balakr. & A.N.Henry
- Boswellia papyrifera (Caill. ex Delile) Hochst.
- Boswellia pirottae Chiov.
- Boswellia popoviana Hepper
- Boswellia rivae Engl.
- Boswellia sacra Flück.
- Boswellia samhaensis Thulin & Scholte
- Boswellia scopulorum Thulin
- Boswellia serrata Roxb.
- Boswellia socotrana Balf.f.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Engl. in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 19A: 419 (1931).
- —F.T.A. 1: 323
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Thulin & Warfa in KB. 42: 487 (1987)
- in Asiat. Res. 9: 379 (1807)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1978 | unknown [710], Socotra | K000199635 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Smith, A.R. [598], Yemen | 61725.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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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 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