COMMIPHORA BORANENSIS

This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Kaj Børge Vollesen in 1985. It is found in south-eastern Ethiopia, northern Kenya and Somalia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to seven metres in height. The flowers are yellowish. The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'from Boran', an area in southern Ethiopia, where it first was found.