Capparaceae
Senegal boscia
Boscia senegalensis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Boscia
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- نبات بوسكيا السنغالية
- Bambara
- Berefin
- English
- Senegal boscia
- ff
- Ngigili
- Lithuanian
- Senegalinė boscija
- Pashto
- سېنېگالي بوسکيا
- Wolof
- Njàndam
Synonyms
- Boscia firma Radlk.
- Boscia hypoglauca Gilg
- Boscia octandra Hochst. ex Radlk.
- Boscia octandra var. firma (Radlk.) Fiori
- Podoria senegalensis (Lam.) Pers.
Photos
Photo: Paul van Dam, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philipp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul van Dam, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul van Dam, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ChriKo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ChriKo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 4MAPS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 4MAPS, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.