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Internal ID UUID64400d9b0c668511866244
Scientific name Boswellia neglecta
Authority S.Moore
First published in J. Bot. 15: 67 (1877)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Boswellia elegans Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 314 (1904)
Boswellia hildebrandtii Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 98 (1892)
Boswellia holstii Engl. Veg. Erde 9(III 1): 786 (1915)
Boswellia multifoliolata Engl. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 7: 16 (1907)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic بوسويلية مهملة
Arabic لبان مهمل
Chinese 野乳香樹

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
      • Somalia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000569712
Tropicos 4700487
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127056-1
The Plant List kew-2680568
Open Tree Of Life 1019009
NCBI Taxonomy 246345
IPNI 127056-1
iNaturalist 936521
GBIF 5636115
EOL 5616106
USDA GRIN 455853

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Ethnobotany of traditional cosmetics among the Oromo women in Madda Walabu District, Bale Zone, Southeastern Ethiopia Sultan S, Telila H, Kumsa L J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 22-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10960478
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00673-0
PMID:38519994
Evaluating the Potential of Boswellia rivae to Provide Sustainable Livelihood Benefits in Eastern Ethiopia DeCarlo A, Johnson S, Abdikadir A, Satyal P, Poudel A, Setzer WN Plants (Basel) 18-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10222219
doi:10.3390/plants12102024
PMID:37653941
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Conservation Assessment and Chemistry of Boswellia ogadensis, a Critically Endangered Frankincense Tree Johnson S, Abdikadir A, Satyal P, Poudel A, Setzer WN Plants (Basel) 05-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9735944
doi:10.3390/plants11233381
PMID:36501419
Effects of Frankincense Compounds on Infection, Inflammation, and Oral Health Almeida-da-Silva CL, Sivakumar N, Asadi H, Chang-Chien A, Qoronfleh MW, Ojcius DM, Essa MM Molecules 29-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9268443
doi:10.3390/molecules27134174
PMID:35807419
Decoding herbal materials of TCM preparations with the multi-barcode sequencing approach Yao Q, Zhu X, Han M, Chen C, Li W, Bai H, Ning K Sci Rep 09-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC8994760
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-09979-z
PMID:35397643
The inventory of camel feed resource and the evaluation of its chemical composition in south‐east rangelands of Ethiopia Habte M, Eshetu M, Andualem D, Maryo M, Legesse A Vet Med Sci 22-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8294363
doi:10.1002/vms3.471
PMID:33750028
11-Keto-α-Boswellic Acid, a Novel Triterpenoid from Boswellia spp. with Chemotaxonomic Potential and Antitumor Activity against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells Schmiech M, Ulrich J, Lang SJ, Büchele B, Paetz C, St-Gelais A, Syrovets T, Simmet T Molecules 12-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7828217
doi:10.3390/molecules26020366
PMID:33445710
Wild Edible Plant Nutritional Contribution and Consumer Perception in Ethiopia Duguma HT Int J Food Sci 04-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7487116
doi:10.1155/2020/2958623
PMID:32953878
Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County Mutie FM, Rono PC, Kathambi V, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 12-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7464302
doi:10.3390/plants9081017
PMID:32806636
Adjunctive Chinese Herbal Products Therapy Reduces the Risk of Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Shen HS, Chiang JH, Hsiung NH Front Pharmacol 04-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7064546
doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.00169
PMID:32194408
Seeing the Unseen of the Combination of Two Natural Resins, Frankincense and Myrrh: Changes in Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities Cao B, Wei XC, Xu XR, Zhang HZ, Luo CH, Feng B, Xu RC, Zhao SY, Du XJ, Han L, Zhang DK Molecules 24-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6749531
doi:10.3390/molecules24173076
PMID:31450584
Comparative Analysis of Pentacyclic Triterpenic Acid Compositions in Oleogum Resins of Different Boswellia Species and Their In Vitro Cytotoxicity against Treatment-Resistant Human Breast Cancer Cells Schmiech M, Lang SJ, Werner K, Rashan LJ, Syrovets T, Simmet T Molecules 07-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6600171
doi:10.3390/molecules24112153
PMID:31181656
Screening of Plants Used as Traditional Anticancer Remedies in Mkuranga and Same Districts, Tanzania, Using Brine Shrimp Toxicity Bioassay Matata DZ, Ngassapa OD, Machumi F, Moshi MJ Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 14-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6261239
doi:10.1155/2018/3034612
PMID:30538758
Commercial Essential Oils as Potential Antimicrobials to Treat Skin Diseases Orchard A, van Vuuren S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 04-May-2017
PMCID:PMC5435909
doi:10.1155/2017/4517971
PMID:28546822

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