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Boswellia sacra Flück.

Nomenclature

Boswellia sacra Flück.. is accepted by Thulin (2020) and IPNI (2023)

Synonyms:

Boswellia bhaudajiana Birdw.
Boswellia bhaudajiana var. serrulata Engl.
Boswellia carteri var. subintegra Engl.

Description

Boswellia sacra is a tree up to 8 m tall. Its distribution ranges from Northern Somalia and Somaliland, through Yemen to Western Oman.

Distribution

Somalia, Yemen, Oman

Current known distribution

Current predicted distribution

Altitude range

70-1200m

Flowering and fruiting times

Flowering

February, April - May

Fruiting

January - May, September - November

IUCN threat status

NT (Thulin,M. 1998)

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