{"product_id":"boswellia-nana","title":"Boswellia nana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigin and Habitat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia nana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a rare endemic plant from the, Soqotra island, Yemen. It is only known from two locations  with a total area of occupancy of less than 20 km².\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAltitude range:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 300–550 metres above sea level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat and Ecology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia nana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grows in perfect camouflage in crevices on limestone cliffs and limestone pavement often covered by a thick coating of lichens, in dry, semi-deciduous woodland in the Northeast of the island. The plants grows as a small vertical shrub or sometimes totally prostrate together with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEchidnopsis insularis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGnidia socotrana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcacia pennivenia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcridocarpus socotranus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnisotes diversifolius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBallochia rotundifolia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarphalea obovata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommiphora socotrana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCryptolepis intricata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLannea transulta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhus thyrsiflora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCroton pachyclados\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, just to cite a few of the more common. Several of the eight species of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e known to occur on Socotra, all endemics, are restricted to limestone cliffs and huge boulders, mainly below about 600 m. These species, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia bullata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia dioscorides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia nana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoswellia popoviana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e possess swollen holdfasts roots which help to support the stems on walls, and rocks. By forcing their way into minute pores and crevices, they hold the plant firmly in place to even vertical cliffs in which they germinated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoswellia nana\u003c\/i\u003e is a prostrate or pendent dwarf tree, perhaps the most ornamental of the frankincense genus, with a very unusual, compact, bonsai-like habit, growing up to about 60 cm above the ground level or hanging 60-100 cm down the cliff-face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47358537040125,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/boswellia-nana_1.jpg?v=1775567184","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/boswellia-nana","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}