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''Boscia albitrunca'' (Shepherd's tree, (アフリカーンス語:Witgat), (ソト語:Mohlôpi), (ツワナ語:Motlôpi), (ヴェンダ語:Muvhombwe), (コサ語:Umgqomogqomo), (ズールー語:Umvithi)) is a protected tree in South Africa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Protected Trees )〕 It grows up to tall but is usually much smaller. It is an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa, living in the hot, dry, and often brackish low-lying areas, sometimes on abundant lime or occasionally found in rocky terrain. It is a common tree of the bushveld and lowveld. This tree has a prominent, sturdy white trunk frequently with strips of rough, dark-coloured bark. The crown is often browsed by antelope and all grazers that can reach the foliage, resulting in a conspicuous flattened underside or browse-line. The leaves are narrow, oblanceolate, and stiff with veins obscure except for the distinct midrib. The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, star-shaped, and clustered. The fruits, on a jointed stalk, are about in diameter and are brittle-skinned with a whitish flesh and large endocarp. ''Boscia'' belongs to the caper family Capparaceae. Pickled capers are made from the unopened buds of European members of this family. ''Boscia albitrunca'' is closely related to ''Boscia foetida'' subsp. ''rehmanniana'', which has much smaller leaves and velvet-textured fruits. The genus was named for Louis Bosc (1759-1828), a French professor of agriculture who lived through the revolution. The species epithet "albitrunca" refers to the white trunk. A specimen found in the central Kalahari in 1974 had roots extending to deep, making it the plant with the deepest known roots. ==See also== *List of Southern African indigenous trees 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boscia albitrunca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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