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Boscia mossambicensis

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Broad-leaved shepherd tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Boscia
Species:
B. mossambicensis
Binomial name
Boscia mossambicensis
Synonyms
  • Boscia carsonii Baker
  • Boscia elegans Gilg[2]
  • Boscia grandiflora Gilg
  • Boscia gymnosporiifolia Chiov.
  • Boscia hildebrandtii Gilg
  • Boscia holzii Gilg & Benedict
  • Boscia pachyandra Gilg
  • Boscia uhligii Gilg & Benedict
  • Boscia viridiflava Gilg & Benedict
  • Boscia zimmereri Gilg & Winkl.

Boscia mossambicensis is a species of plant in family Capparaceae, which is native to East and southern Africa, where it occurs at lower elevations.

Range

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It occurs in Botswana, the southern DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa (eastern Limpopo and eastern Mpumalanga provinces), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique . . . 1: 164. 1861
  2. ^ Gilg, Ernest Friedrich Annali di Botanica (Rome) 6: 90. 1906
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