Common Names
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Common Names in English:
African Elemi, Coptic Frankincense, Elemi Frankincense, Maydi, Yigaar Tree, Yigaartree
Common Names in French:
Arbre à Encens D´afrique
Common Names in German:
Afrikanischer Weihrauch, Afrikanischer-Weihrauchbaum
Common Names in Somalia:
Yagar
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rutanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Burserales
()
- Baskerville, 1839
- Family:
Burseraceae
()
- Kunth, 1824
- Family:
Burseraceae
(
- Order:
Burserales
(
- Superorder:
Rutanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication
: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27:146, t. 31. 1870
Name verified on 27-Nov-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 08-Oct-2002
Similar Species
Members of the genus Boswellia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 43 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
B. aff. ameero · B. ameero · B. ameevo · B. balsamifera · B. bhaw-dajiana · B. boranensis · B. bricchettii · B. bullata · B. campestris · B. carteri · B. carterii · B. chariensis · B. dalzielii · B. dioscorides · B. dioscoridis · B. elegans · B. elongata · B. frereana (Coptic Frankincense) · B. glabra · B. hildebrandtii · B. hirsuta · B. holstii · B. javanica · B. madagascariensis · B. microphylla · B. multifoliolata · B. nana · B. neglecta · B. occidentalis · B. odorata · B. ogadensis · B. ovalifoliolata · B. papyrifera (Sudanese Frankincense) · B. pirottae · B. popoviana · B. rivae · B. ruspoliana · B. sacra (Arabian Frankincense) · B. serrata (Indian Olibanum-Tree) · B. serrata var. bivalvis · B. socotrana · B. thurifera · B. undulato-crenata
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Further Reading
- Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986–1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. (HerbSpices)
- Cufodontis, G. 1953–1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. (F EthiopCuf)
- Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1990–. Flora of Ethiopia. (F Ethiop) [mentions].
- Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption. (L Edible Pl)
- Schery. 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. (F Somalia)
- Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. (Dict Econ Pl)
- Zohary, M. et al. 1980–. Conspectus florae orientalis. (L Orient)
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 26, 2008)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670379
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-506407
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13764067
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127043-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 310552
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506407
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 127043-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: BOFR3
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 25527
