Boscia mossambicensis

Broad-leaved shepherd tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Boscia
Species:	B. mossambicensis
Binomial name
Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, 1861
Synonyms
Boscia carsonii Baker Boscia elegans Gilg Boscia grandiflora Gilg Boscia gymnosporiifolia Chiov. Boscia hildebrandtii Gilg Boscia holzii Gilg & Benedict Boscia pachyandra Gilg Boscia uhligii Gilg & Benedict Boscia viridiflava Gilg & Benedict Boscia zimmereri Gilg & Winkl.

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, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa (eastern Limpopo and eastern Mpumalanga provinces), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes

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