COMMIPHORA DINTERI
Author:
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1910
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Engl. (1910). In: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 151.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
50-300 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
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This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1910. It is found in Namibia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 50 to 300 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish.
The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name after proff. Kurt M. Dinter, 1868-1945, a German botanist working in Namibia. A green bush by Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de. A green bush by S. Rügheimer, Southernafricanplants.net. The fruit by Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
Flower
Greenish
Soil
Mix - Grit
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
