COMMIPHORA KATAF
Author:
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1883
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Engl. (1883). In: DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 19.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
25 Centimetres
Height:
1,5 Meter
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Amyris kataf, Forssk. 1775.
Commiphora gallaensis, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1912.
Commiphora erythraea, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler.
Hemprichia inermis, G. Ehrenberg.
Hemprichia erythraea, G. Ehrenberg.
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Heudelotia africana, Guill. Perr.
Balsamodendrum kataf, Kunth.
Commiphora schimperi, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler
Balsamodendrum africanum, Arn.
Commiphora holtziana, Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1904.
Commiphora pseudopaolii, Jan Bevington Gillett, 1991.
This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It if found in Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen, growing in grit or other well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow up to 25 centimetres in diameter and one and a half meter high.
The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name after the town of Kataf.
Flower
Greenish Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
