COMMIPHORA CAUDATA
Author:
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1883
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Engl. (1883). In: Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 4: 27.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15-25 Centimetres
Height:
12-20 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Protium caudatum, Wight & Arn
Balsamea caudata, Engl.
Balsamodendrum caudatum, Marchand
Protionopsis caudata, Blume.
Commiphora caudata var. pubescens, K.M.Matthew.
This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in Sir Lanka, growing in-between 750 and 1100 meters altitude. It grow mostly in gravely soil, receiving some water in summer and none in winter and full sun. The stem can grow to 15-25 centimetres in diameter and 12-20 meters high. The flowers are greenish yellow.
The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'tailed, with tail'. The trees I have seen on Sri Lanka tend to be rather skinny by age; Bihrmann Photo by: Soumen Aditya. Photo by: Soumen Aditya. A young tree in Sri Lanka The stem of a Sri Lankan trees
Flower
Greenish Yellow
Soil
Gravel
Water
Medium
Sun
Max
