3106.000 Boscia Lam.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or trees. Leaves simple, coriaceous, alternate or in fascicles. Inflorescence of racemes, fascicles or corymbs. Sepals 4. Petals 0. Stamens 6- many, on a very short androphore. Ovary 1-locular, ovoid or ellipsoid, borne on a gynophore; ovules 6-12 or many. Fruit spherical, indehiscent. Seeds 1-several.

Worldwide: 37 species in tropical Africa, South Africa and Arabia

Mozambique: 6 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
Belenois aurota (Brown-veined white)
Colotis evippe (Smoky orange tip)
Boscia salicifolia

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.MDescription, Image
angustifolia A. Rich. var. corymbosa (Gilg) DeWolfN,Z,T,MSDescription, Image
filipes GilgGI,M
foetida Schinz subsp. rehmanniana (Pestal.) ToelkenDescription, Image
mossambicensis KlotzschN,Z,T,MS,GI,MDescription, Image
salicifolia Oliv.N,Z,T,MSDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Boscia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Boscia
Flora of Caprivi: Boscia
Flora of Malawi: Boscia
Flora of Zambia: Boscia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Boscia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Boscia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Boscia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Boscia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Boscia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Boscia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Boscia
JSTOR Plant Science: Boscia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Boscia
Plants of the World Online: Boscia
Tropicos: Boscia
Wikipedia: Boscia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Boscia.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=631, retrieved 19 March 2024

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