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Taxon:
Boswellia frereana
Birdw.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Boswellia
Family:
Burseraceae
Nomen number:
310552
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27:146, t. 31. 1870
Verified:
11/27/2001
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds.
1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Cufodontis, G.
1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
mentions
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Schery, R. W.
1972. Plants for man.
Thulin, M. & A. M. Warfa.
1987. The frankincense trees (
Boswellia
spp., Burseraceae) of northern Somalia and southern Arabia. Kew Bull. 43:494.
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Tucker, A. O.
1986. Frankincense and myrrh. Econ. Bot. 40:426.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Zohary, M. et al.
1980-. Conspectus florae orientalis.
Common names
English
African elemi –
Reference(s)
elemi frankincense –
Reference(s)
yigaartree –
Reference(s)
Somali
yagar –
Reference(s)
Swedish
somaliskt rökelseträd –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
n.e.
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
s.
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Somalia
(n.e.)
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
(s.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
essential oils
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds.
1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Materials
gum/resin
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Social
masticatory
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Social
masticatory
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Name
References