Author: | Frank
Nigel Hepper, 1971 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Socotra; Yemen |
Soil: |
Grit -
Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
Height: |
2,5 Meters |
Flower:
|
Brownish
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Burseraceae
family was described by Frank Nigel Hepper in 1971. It is found on
the Yemen island; Socotra, growing in grit or other well drained
soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow up
to 30 centimetres in diameter and 2,5 meters high. The flowers are
brownish red.
It is possible that
Boswellia nana is a natural hybrid between B. socotrana
and another Boswellia species (though which other species
is, as yet, unknown). Some evidence for this is found in a
solitary Boswellia tree discovered growing at the bottom
of limestone cliffs at Hamadero; it displays some
characteristics of both B. nana and B. socotrana.
Furthermore, this tree is growing in an area that lies
ecologically in between the habitats of both species, sharing
certain qualities. However, B. nana was thought (by
botanists Mats Thulin and Abdul Nasser Al-Gifri, in 1998) to be
a smaller form of Boswellia popoviana.
The genera name honours the
Scottish botanist John Boswell, 1710 - 1780. The species name means
'dwarf'. |