Boswellia neglecta
S. Moore
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Gum, Bark - tea, Fruit
The resin or gum is chewed, the bark is used for making tea, and the fruit is eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Kenya it grows between 200-1,350 m altitude. It grows in drier places with a rainfall between 350-600 mm per year. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East, Oman, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Angola, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m high. The leaves are in tufts on small side shoots. The flowers are greenish white. The fruit are red and 3 sided with 3 seeds.
Names & Synonyms
Dakkara, Kinondo, Mirafur, Ubani
Boswellia campestris Engl.Boswellia elegans Engl.Boswellia hildebrandtii Engl.Boswellia holstii Engl.Boswellia multifoliolata Engl.
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