Author: | Frank
Nigel Hepper, 1971 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Socotra; Yemen |
Soil: |
Rocks |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
Height: |
3 Meters |
Flower:
|
Rose |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Burseraceae
family was described by Frank Nigel Hepper in 1971. It is found on Socotra,
growing on rocks with little water and lots of sun. The flowers are
rose. The plant can grow to three meters or more, the stem can reach
25 centimetres in diameter, or more.
The genera name honours the
Scottish botanist John Boswell, 1710 - 1780. The species name
honours George Basil Popov, a Russian-British entomologist born in
Iran. In 1957 Popov undertook a study on the locusts of Socotra. |