289.0000
Family
Capparaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 242 (1789), nom. cons.
33 genera, ca. 430 spp.
Species listed in database: 438
289.0302
Genus
Boscia Lam.; Illustr. t. 395 (1804)
Distribution: North, tropical and South Africa, Arabian Peninsula (ca. 20)
Species listed in database: 29
= Podoria Pers.; Syn. 2: 5 (1806)
= Bosciopsis B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 100 (1964)
species :
Boscia albitrunca
(Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 212 (1915)
Name: Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; S-Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia albitrunca var. macrophylla Toelken; Fl. S. Afr. 13: ? (1970)
= Boscia pechuelii Kuntze; Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 4: 261 (1886)
= Boscia transvaalensis Pestal.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6: App. III. 112 (1890)
= Capparis albitrunca Burch.; Trav. S. Africa 1: 343 (1822)
= Capparis punctata Burch.; Trav. S. Africa 1: 492 (1822)
species :
Boscia angustifolia
A.Rich.; Guill. & Perr. Tent. Fl. Seneg. 1: 26 (1831)
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; N-Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen)
20 EGY 22 BEN BKN MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia angustifolia f. mesetarum Roberty
= Boscia angustifolia var. reticulata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Pirotta; Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 267 (1908)
= Boscia fischeri Pax; Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 186 (1895)
= Boscia homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 511 (1913)
= Boscia integrifolia Brunner; Flora 23(2): Beibl. 32 (1840)
= Boscia integrifolia J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 3 (1805)
= Boscia intermedia Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 27 (1847), nom. inval.
= Boscia patens Sprague & M.L.Green; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913, 178 (1913)
= Boscia reticulata Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 28 (1847)
= Boscia senegalensis Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 27 (1847), et ex Walp., Ann. 3: 824 (1852)
= Boscia tenuifolia A.Chev.; Fl. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 190 (1938), no latin descr.
= Podoria angustifolia (A.Rich.) Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 2: 365, D. Dietr. Syn. Pl. 3: 232 (1841)
variant :
var. corymbosa
(Gilg) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 82 (1962)
Name: Rough-leaved Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo)
26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia caloneura Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28(4): 390 (1900)
= Boscia corymbosa Gilg; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C 186 (1895)
= Boscia dawei Sprague & M.L.Green; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 177 (1913)
= Boscia engleri Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 212 (1915)
species :
Boscia arabica
Pestal.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6: App. 3, 127 (1890)
Distribution: Oman; N-Yemen; S-Yemen
35 OMA YEM
species :
Boscia cauliflora
Wild; Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2. 32: 40 (1958)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Boscia coriacea
Graells; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 299 (1891)
Distribution: Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia flavescens Mattei; Boll. Ort. Bot. Palermo 7: 171 (1908)
= Boscia paolii Chiov.; Stefan. & Paoli, Miss. Somal. It. Merid. Relaz., 240 (1916), nomen, Chiov. Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan.-Paoli Somal. It. 1: 20 (1916), descr.
= Boscia pungens Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 186 (1895)
= Boscia somalensis Gilg; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 91 (1895)
= Boscia teitensis Gilg; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C 186 (1895)
= Boscia xylophylla Gilg; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 91 (1895)
species :
Boscia fadeniorum
S.Fici; Kew Bull. 50(2): 409 (1995)
Distribution: E-Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Boscia foetida
Schinz; Abhandl. bot. Ver. Prov. Brandenb. 29: 49 (1888)
subspecies :
subsp. foetida
Name: Stink-bush
Distribution: S-Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
26 MOZ 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia rautanenii Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 51: 193 (1906)
= Boscia kalachariensis Pestal.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6, App. III. 98 (1890)
subspecies :
subsp. filipes
(Gilg) Lötter; Trees & Shrubs Mpumalanga & Krüger Nation. Park 676 (2002)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia filipes Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 221 (1902)
= Boscia albitrunca var. parvifolia Sim; Forest Fl. Port. E. Afr.: 11 (1909)
subspecies :
subsp. longipedicellata
(GilgBen.) Toelken; Bothalia 10: 62 (1969)
Name: Tugela Stink Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia longipedicellata Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 188 (1938)
subspecies :
subsp. minima
Toelken; Bothalia 10: 62 (1969)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng)
27 BOT SAF
subspecies :
subsp. rehmanniana
(Pestal.) Toelken; Bothalia 10: 62 (1969)
Name: Fynblaarwitgat, Stink Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
26 ZIM 27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia rehmanniana Pestal.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 6(App. 3): 95 (1898)
= Boscia seineri Gilg ex Engl.; Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3(I) (Engl. & Drude, Veg. der Erde, ix.) 242, fig.158, d-f (1915)
species :
Boscia gossweileri
Exell; J. Bot. 73: Suppl., 11 (1935)
Distribution: W-Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: only known from type
species :
Boscia keniensis
Beentje; Kew Bull. 44(4): 743 (1989)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Boscia longifolia
Hadj-Moust.; Adansonia, sér. 2, 5: 30 (1965)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Boscia madagascariensis
(DC.) Hadj-Moust.; Adansonia, sér. 2, 5: 29 (1965)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Maerua madagascariensis (DC.) Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Par. 1: 466 (1885)
= Niebuhria madagascariensis DC.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 244 (1824)
species :
Boscia matabelensis
Pestal.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6: App. III. 115 (1890)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana
26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia hexamitocarpa Gilg-Ben.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 187 (1938)
species :
Boscia mazzocchii
(Chiov.) Fici & Kers; Giorn. Bot. Ital. 125: 217 (1991)
Distribution: Somalia; N-Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia tomentella (Chiov.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala, II. 464 (1932)
= Capparis mazzocchii Chiov.; Stefan. & Paoli, Miss. Somal It. Merid., Relaz., 240 (1916), nomen, et in Chiov. Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan. Paoli Somal. It 1: 22 (1916), descr.
= Maerua mazzocchii (Chiov.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala, 84 (1929)
species :
Boscia microphylla
Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Africa 1: 93 (1968)
Name: Kaoko Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: SW-Angola; Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM
species :
Boscia minimifolia
Chiov.; Stefan. & Paoli, Miss. Somal. It. Merid. Relaz., 240 (1916), nomen, Chiov., Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan.-Paoli Somal. It. 1: 19 (1916), descr.
Distribution: E-Ethiopia; Somalia; N-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia subtussulcata Chiov.; Fl. Somala, 81 (1929)
species :
Boscia mossambicensis
Klotzsch; Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 164 (1861)
Name: Broad-leaved Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
23 ZAI 24 SOM 25 KEN TAN 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia carsonii Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1895) 288 (1895)
= Boscia elegans Gilg; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 90 (1895)
= Boscia grandiflora Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 186 (1895)
= Boscia gymnosporiifolia Chiov.; Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan-Paoli Somal. It. 1: 18 (1916)
= Boscia hildebrandtii Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 186 (1895)
= Boscia holtzii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 208 (1915)
= Boscia pachyandra Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30(3-4): 310 (1901)
= Boscia uhligii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 207 (1915)
= Boscia viridiflava Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 207 (1915)
= Boscia zimmereri Gilg & H.J.P.Winkl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 207 (1915)
species :
Boscia oleoides
(Burch. ex DC.) Toelken; Bothalia 10: 59 (1969)
Name: Bastard Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis clutiifolia Burch. ex DC.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 248 (1824)
= Capparis oleoides Burch. ex DC.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 248 (1824)
= Niebuhria oleoides Burch. ex DC.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 244 (1824)
species :
Boscia pestalozziana
Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 221 (1903)
Distribution: S-Angola
26 ANG
species :
Boscia plantefolii
Hadj-Moust.; Adansonia, sér. 2, 5: 29 (1965)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Boscia polyantha
Gilg; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 109 (1895)
Distribution: SW-Angola
26 ANG
species :
Boscia praecox
Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 195 (1950)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia salicifolia De Wild.; (1902) (non Oliv. 1868)
species :
Boscia pruinosa
Chiov.; Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan.-Paoli Somal. It. 1: 20 (1916)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1913
species :
Boscia puberula
Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 134 (1894)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Boscia rotundifolia
Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 299 (1891)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from type
species :
Boscia salicifolia
Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 93 (1868)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; N-Chad (incl. Tibesti); Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA IVO MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia powellii Sprague & M.L.Green; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1913: 178 (1913)
= Boscia stylosa Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 209 (1915)
species :
Boscia senegalensis
Lam.; Encycl. 2: 5 17 (1793)
Distribution: S-Morocco; S-Algeria; Western Sahara; Egypt (SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Ethiopia; Eritrea; ?Kenya
20 ALG EGY MOR WSA 22 BKN GUI MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia firma Radlk.; Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 14: 62 (1884)
= Boscia hypoglauca Gilg; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 6: 91 (1906)
= Boscia octandra Fenzl ex Radlk.; Sitzb. Math.-Phys. Acad. Muench. 14: 62 (1884)
= Boscia octandra Hochst. ex Radlk.; Sitzb. Math.-Phys. Acad. Muench. 14: 62 (1884)
= Boscia octandra var. firma (Radlk.) Fiori; Agric. Colon. 5: 55 (1911)
= Boscia senegalensis (Lam.) Poir.; Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2: 517 (1819)
= Podoria senegalensis (Lam.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Pers.] 2(1): 5 (1806)
species :
Boscia tomentosa
Toelken; Bothalia 10: 59 (1969)
Name: Hairy Shepherd´s Tree
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Boscia urens
Welw. ex Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 93 (1868)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Boscia welwitschii
Gilg; Notizbl. Bot Gart. Berlin 1: 109 (1895)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Angola
23 ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Boscia suaveolens Gilg; Warb. (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 239 (1903)
