268.0000
Family
Burseraceae Kunth; Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 2: 346 (1824), nom. cons.
19 genera, ca. 730 spp. Phylogeny mostly following Cole (Poster, 2023)
Species listed in database: 757
= Balsameaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 36, 41 (1829)
268.0411
Genus
Boswellia Roxb. ex Colebr.; Asiat. Res. 9: 379 (1807), Pl. Coromandel 3: 4, t. 207 (1819)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Socotra (8-10), tropical Asia
Species listed in database: 23
= Libanotus Stackh.; Extr. Bruce´s Trav. Abyss. 13 (1814)
= Libanus Colebr.; Asiat. Res. 9: 382, t. 5, f. 1 (1807)
= Ploesslia Endl.; Nov. Stirp. Dec. [Endlicher & Fenzl] 39 (1839)
species :
Boswellia ameero
Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 505 (1882)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia aspleniifolia
(Balf.f.) Thulin; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 39: 128 (2020)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Synonyms: hidden
= Boswellia socotrana subsp. aspleniifolia (Balf.fill.) Lvoncik; Novon 28(1): 20 (2020)
= Lannea aspleniifolia (Balf.f.) Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 499 (1898)
= Odina asplenifolia Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 508 (1882)
species :
Boswellia bullata
Thulin; Kew Bull. 56(4): 983 (2001)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia dalzielii
Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 137 (1910)
Distribution: Senegal; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; ?Togo; Benin; S-Niger; Nigeria; N-Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad
22 BEN BKN GHA IVO NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA
species :
Boswellia dioscoridis
Thulin; Kew Bull. 56(4): 984 (2001)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia elongata
Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 505 (1882)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia frereana
Birdw.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 146, t. 31 (1871)
Distribution: N-Somalia; Yemen (SW-Yemen)
24 SOM 35 YEM
species :
Boswellia globosa
Thulin; Nordic J. Bot. 24(4): 373 (2007)
Distribution: N-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Boswellia hesperia
Thulin, M.H.Weber & Rzepecky; Nordic J. Bot. 2025(x)-e04728: 2 (2025)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia nana
Hepper; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 37: t. 3676, p. l (1971)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Boswellia neglecta
S.Moore; J. Bot. 15: 67, t. 185 (1877)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; NE-Tanzania
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Boswellia campestris Engl.; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas A: (1895) 41 nomen
= Boswellia elegans Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 314 (1902)
= Boswellia hildebrandtii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 98 (1893)
= Boswellia holstii Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(1): 786 (1915)
= Boswellia microphylla Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 404 (1915), et Fl. Somala 2: 51 (1932), descr. ampl.
= Boswellia multifoliolata Engl.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 7: 16 (1897)
species :
Boswellia occulta
Thulin, DeCarlo & S.P.Johnson; Phytotaxa 394(3): 219 (2019)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Boswellia ogadensis
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 40(1): 39 (1985)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia
24 ETH
Remarks: known only from incomplete type
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Boswellia ovalifoliolata
N.P.Balakr. & A.N.Henry; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 58: 546 (1961)
Distribution: India (almost throughout lndia except Jammu & Kashmir)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Boswellia papyrifera
(Delile) Hochst.; Flora 26: 81 (1843)
Distribution: Benin; NE-Nigeria; N-Cameroon; Central African Republic; S-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda
22 BEN NGA 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Amyris papyrifera Caill. ex Delile; Voy. Méroé 99 (1826)
= Boswellia chariensis Guillaumin; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 33 (1908)
= Boswellia floribunda (Endl.) Royle; Man. Mater. Med. Therap. [Royle], ed. Amer. 333 (1847)
= Boswellia occidentalis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 46: 292 (1911)
= Boswellia odorata Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 138 (1910)
= Ploesslia floribunda Endl.; Nov. Stirp. Dec. [Endlicher & Fenzl] 40 (1839)
species :
Boswellia pirottae
Chiov.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 53 (1911)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Boswellia popoviana
Hepper; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 37: t. 3677. p. 1 (1971)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia rivae
Engl.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 7: 16 (1897)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; Somalia; NE-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Boswellia boranensis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34(3): 316 (1904)
= Boswellia ruspoliana Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 19a: 423 (1931) nomen
species :
Boswellia sacra
Flück.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B: 171-189 (1979)
Name: Weihrauch, Olibanum, Frankincense tree
Distribution: N-Somalia; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen)
24 SOM 35 OMA YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Boswellia bhaw-dajiana Birdw.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(2): 144, t. 31 (1870)
= Boswellia bhaw-dajiana var. serrulata Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 33 (1883)
= Boswellia carteri Birdw.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 143 (1870)
= Boswellia carteri var. subintegra Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 34 (1883)
= Boswellia carteri var. undulatocrenata Engl.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 33 (1883), nom. inval.
= Boswellia undulatocrenata Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 448 (1913), nom. superfl.
species :
Boswellia samhaensis
Thulin & Scholte; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 39: 106 (2020)
Distribution: Soqotra (Samha Isl.)
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia scopulorum
Thulin; Symb. Bot. Upsal. 39: 102 (2020)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Boswellia serrata
Roxb. ex Colebr.; Asiat. Res. 9: 379, t. 5 (1807)
Name: Salakhi, Lobhan
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Boswellia glabra Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 90 (1814) nomen, Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 2: 384 (1832)
= Boswellia hirsuta Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 39: no. 2 (1819)
= Boswellia serrata var. bivalvis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 107 (1891)
= Boswellia serrata var. glabra (Roxb.) A.W.Benn.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 528 (1875)
= Boswellia thurifera Roxb. ex Fleming; Asiat. Res. 11: 158 (1810)
= Libanotus asiaticus Stackh.; Extr. Bruce´s Trav. Abyss. 13 (1814), nom. superfl.
= Libanus thurifer Colebr.; Asiat. Res. 9: 382 (1807), nom. prov.
species :
Boswellia socotrana
Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 505 (1882)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
