Boscia

Shrubs or trees. Leaves simple, coriaceous, alternate or in fascicles. Inflorescence of racemes, fascicles or corymbs. Sepals 4. Petals 0. Stamens 6- many, on a very short androphore. Ovary 1-locular, ovoid or ellipsoid, borne on a gynophore; ovules 6-12 or many. Fruit spherical, indehiscent. Seeds 1-several.

Boscia angustifolia - MHNT

Boscia is a genus of plants in the family Capparaceae. It contains the following species:

Boscia albitrunca (Burch) Gilg & Ben. Boscia angustifolia A. Rich. Boscia arabica Pestalozii Boscia caffra Sond. Boscia coriacea Pax Boscia corymbosa Gilg Boscia fadeniorum Fici Boscia filipes Gilg Boscia firma Radlk. Boscia foetida Schinz Boscia longifolia Hadj-Moust. Boscia longipedicellata Gilg. Boscia madagascariensis (DC.) Hadj-Moust. Boscia microphylla Oliv. Boscia minimifolia Chiov. Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch Boscia octandra Hochst. ex Radlk. Boscia oleoides (Burch. ex DC.) Toelken Boscia pestalozziana Glig Boscia peuchellii Kuntze Boscia plantefolii Hadj-Moust. Boscia polyantha sensu Roessler Boscia rautanenii Schinz Boscia rehmanniana Pestal. Boscia reticulata Hochst. ex A. Rich. Boscia rotundifolia Pax Boscia salicifolia Oliv. Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. ex Poir. Boscia tenuifolia A. Chev. Boscia tomentella Chiov. Boscia tomentosa Toelken Boscia transvaalensis Pest. Boscia weltwitschii Gilg