Boscia mossambicensis
Boscia mossambicensis is a species of plant in family Capparaceae, which is native to East and southern Africa, where it occurs at lower elevations.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Boscia |
| Species: | B. mossambicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Boscia mossambicensis | |
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Range
It occurs in Botswana, the southern DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa (eastern Limpopo and eastern Mpumalanga provinces), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
References
- Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique . . . 1: 164. 1861
- Gilg, Ernest Friedrich Annali di Botanica (Rome) 6: 90. 1906
External links
Data related to Boscia mossambicensis at Wikispecies
Media related to Boscia mossambicensis at Wikimedia Commons- Boscia mossambicensis at The Plant List
- Boscia mossambicensis at Tropicos
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