Capparaceae
Broad-leaved shepherd tree
Boscia mossambicensis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Boscia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Breëblaarwitgat
- English
- Broad-leaved shepherd tree
Synonyms
- Boscia carsonii Baker
- Boscia elegans Gilg
- Boscia grandiflora Gilg
- Boscia gymnosporiifolia Chiov.
- Boscia hildebrandtii Gilg
- Boscia holtzii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Boscia holtzii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Boscia pachyandra Gilg
- Boscia uhligii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Boscia viridiflava Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
- Boscia zimmereri Gilg & Winkl.
Photos
Photo: Karen Wiebe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: lewahouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Karen Wiebe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.