COMMIPHORA AFRICANA
Author:
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1883
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Engl. (1883). In: DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 14.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15-30 Centimetres
Height:
2-6,5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Heudelotia africana A. Rich. 1831.
Chrysoglossum chapaense (Gagnep.) T. Tang & F.T. Wang, 1951.
Commiphora pilosa Engl.
Commiphora africana var. glaucidula, J.B.Gillett
Commiphora africana var. oblongifoliolata, J.B.Gillett.
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Commiphora africana var. venosa, Govaerts.
This small member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in most of central and southern Africa, growing in a well drained soil with little to some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow up to fifteen or even 30 centimetres in diameter and reach a height of two to six and a half meters. The flowers are brownish red.
The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'from Africa'.
Flower
Brownish Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Minimum - Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
