
''Boscia'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
s in the family ''
Capparaceae
The Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the caper family, are a family of plants in the order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, the family contains 33 genera and about 700 species. The largest genera are ''Capparis'' (about ...
''. It contains the following species:
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Boscia albitrunca''
(Burch) Gilg & Ben.
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Boscia angustifolia''
A. Rich.
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Boscia arabica
''Boscia arabica'' is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family. It is found in Oman and Yemen. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habi ...
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Pestalozii
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Boscia caffra
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*''Boscia c ...
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Sond.
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Boscia coriacea
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
''
Pax
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Boscia corymbosa
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*''Boscia c ...
''
Gilg
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Boscia fadeniorum
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
''
Fici
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Boscia filipes
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
''
Gilg
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Boscia firma
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
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Radlk.
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Boscia foetida''
Schinz
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Boscia longifolia
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
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Hadj-Moust.
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Boscia longipedicellata
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
''
Gilg.
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Boscia madagascariensis
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*''Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*''Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*''Boscia cor ...
''
(DC.) Hadj-Moust.
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Boscia microphylla''
Oliv.
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Boscia minimifolia
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
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Chiov.
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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.
Range
It occurs in Botswana, the southern DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique
Mozambique ...
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Klotzsch
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Boscia octandra''
Hochst. ex Radlk.
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Boscia oleoides''
(Burch. ex DC.) Toelken
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Boscia pestalozziana''
Glig
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Boscia peuchellii''
Kuntze
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Boscia plantefolii''
Hadj-Moust.
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Boscia polyantha''
sensu Roessler
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Boscia rautanenii''
Schinz
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Boscia rehmanniana''
Pestal.
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Boscia reticulata''
Hochst. ex A. Rich.
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Boscia rotundifolia''
Pax
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Boscia salicifolia''
Oliv.
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Boscia senegalensis
''Boscia senegalensis'', commonly known as hanza, is a member of the family Capparaceae.
The plant originated from West Africa. Still a traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known fruit has potential to improve nutrition, boost food secu ...
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(Pers.) Lam. ex Poir.
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Boscia tenuifolia''
A. Chev.
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Boscia tomentella
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*'' Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*'' Boscia ...
''
Chiov.
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Boscia tomentosa''
Toelken
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Boscia transvaalensis
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*''Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*''Boscia co ...
''
Pest.
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Boscia weltwitschii
''Boscia'' is a genus of plants in the family ''Capparaceae''. It contains the following species:
*''Boscia albitrunca'' (Burch) Gilg & Ben.
*''Boscia angustifolia'' A. Rich.
*'' Boscia arabica'' Pestalozii
*''Boscia caffra'' Sond.
*''Boscia co ...
''
Gilg
References
* Missouri Botanical Garden TROPICOS Nomenclatural Database, referenced 30 December 200
Boscia,
Brassicales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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