Boscia albitrunca

Boscia albitrunca

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Brassicales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Capparaceae
Genus: Boscia
Species: Boscia albitrunca

Name edit

Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben., 1915

Synonyms edit

  • Boscia albitruna var. macrophylla Tölken
  • Boscia pechuelii Kuntze
  • Boscia transvaalensis Pest.
  • Capparis albitrunca Burch.
  • Capparis punctata Burch.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africna
    • Regional:Souther Africa
      • South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, S-Mozambique, Angola

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

Afrikaans: Matoppie, Witgat
English: Shepherd's tree
Otsiherero: Omungwindi
SiSwati: siPhiso
Sesotho: Mohlôpi (N)
Setswana: Motlôpi, Xukutsi
Tshivenda: Muthobi, Muvhombwe
isiXhosa: umGqomogqomo
isiZulu: umVithi
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