Boswellia sacra

Boswellia sacra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Burseraceae
Tribus: Garugeae
Genus: Boswellia
Species: Boswellia sacra

Name

Boswellia sacra Flück., Lehrb. Pharmakogn. 31 (1867).

Synonyms

• Boswellia bhaw-dajiana Birdw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(2): 144, t. 31 (1870)
• Boswellia bhaw-dajiana var. serrulata Engl., Monogr. Phan. 4: 33 1883
• Boswellia carteri Birdw., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(2): 143 (1870)
• Boswellia carteri var. undulato-crenata Engl., Monogr. Phan. 4: 33 1883
• Boswellia undulato-crenata (Engl.) Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 19a: 422 (1931)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman (Dhofar), Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen) Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Somalia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Flückiger, F.A. 1867. Lehrbuch der Pharmakognosie des Pflanzenreiches 31.
• Birdwood, G. 1870. On the Genus Boswellia, with Descriptions and Figures of three new Species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 27(2): 111–148, Pl. XXIX–XXXII. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Boswellia sacra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 12. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2019. Boswellia sacra in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 12.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Boswellia sacra. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Boswellia sacra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Boswellia sacra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Boswellia sacra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Frankincense
suomi: Temppeliolibaani
français: Arbre à encens
polski: Kadzidla Cartera
中文: 阿拉伯乳香

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