Boscia albitrunca

Boscia albitrunca

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Capparaceae
Genus: Boscia
Species: Boscia albitrunca

Name

Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben., 1915

Synonyms

• Boscia albitruna var. macrophylla Tölken
• Boscia pechuelii Kuntze
• Boscia transvaalensis Pest.
• Capparis albitrunca Burch.
• Capparis punctata Burch.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africna Regional:Souther Africa South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, S-Mozambique, Angola References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Gilg, E.F. & Gilg-Benedict, C. 1915. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 53:212.

Links

• Hassler, M. Aug.. Boscia albitrunca. 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. Aug.. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 11 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Boscia albitrunca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Boscia albitrunca. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 11 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Boscia albitrunca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Boscia albitrunca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Matoppie, Witgat
English: Shepherd's tree
Otsiherero: Omungwindi
SiSwati: siPhiso
Sesotho: Mohlôpi (N)
Setswana: Motlôpi, Xukutsi
Tshivenda: Muthobi, Muvhombwe
isiXhosa: umGqomogqomo
isiZulu: umVithi

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