Capparaceae
Karoo shepherd tree
Boscia oleoides
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Boscia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Karoowitgat
- English
- Karoo shepherd tree
Synonyms
- Capparis clutiifolia Burch. ex DC.
- Capparis coriacea Burch. ex DC.
- Capparis oleoides Burch. ex DC.
- Niebuhria oleoides DC.
Photos
Photo: Pam Ellenberger Kleiman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pam Ellenberger Kleiman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pam Ellenberger Kleiman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pam Ellenberger Kleiman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pam Ellenberger Kleiman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pam Ellenberger Kleiman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.