Capparaceae

Boscia Lam.

First published in Tabl. Encycl.: t. 395 (1793)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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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

  • Gilg & Benedict in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 53: 203 (1915).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 91

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Bot.: t. 395 (1797) nom. conserv.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Fici [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in E. & P. Pf., ed. 2, 17B: 188 (1936), non Thunb. (1794)
  • Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Bot.: t. 395 (1793)
  • text. vol. 2: 517 (1819)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 16, 2022 Chirutse, P.; Manhiça, C.; Bucuane, C.; Ousborne, J.; Silva, P.; Malate, Z. [PC96] Mozambique K009000673 No
Iohufossmeiler [88] Angola K000396951 Yes
Kassner, T. [906] Kenya K000230851 Type Yes
Bamps, P.; Martins, S. [4353] Angola K000396948 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [289] Angola K000396950 Yes
illegible [383] K000230850 Type Yes
Bardot-Vaucoulon, M.; Véné, G. [1764] Madagascar K001612673 Yes
Smith, P.P. [1436a] Zambia K000282754 Yes
de Menezes, A. [309] Angola K000396947 Yes
Festo; Luke [2278] Kenya K000449451 No
Monteiro, Mr; Mrs [s.n.] Angola K000396949 Yes
Goetze, W. [663] K000230849 Type Yes
Peck, E.F. [14] Somalia K:SPC-09004.000 No
Jansen, P.C.M.; Koning, J., de; Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [65] Mozambique K000282753 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • 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.

  • 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 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