COMMIPHORA KUA
Author:
Kaj Børge Vollesen, 1984
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Elevation:
Publisher:
Vollesen. (1984). In: Nordic J. Bot. 4(1): 37.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 centimetres
Height:
4 meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Balsamodendron kua R.Br. ex Royle.
Balsamea abyssinica, Engl.
Balsamea habessinica, Engl.
Balsamodendrum abyssinicum, Engl.
Balsamodendrum habessinicum, O.Berg
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Balsamodendrum kafal, Kunth ex DC.
Balsamus kafal, Stackh.
Commiphora abyssinica, Engl.
Commiphora assaortensis, Chiov.
Commiphora atramentaria, Chiov.
Commiphora bruceae, Chiov.
Commiphora candidula, Sprague.
Commiphora crenulata, Chiov.
Commiphora dancaliensis, Chiov.
Commiphora ellenbeckii, Engl.
Commiphora flaviflora, Engl.
Commiphora gowlello, Sprague, 1927
Commiphora gracilispina, J.B.Gillett
Commiphora habessinica, Engl.
Commiphora habessinica subsp. tanganyikensis, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora incisa, Chiov.
Commiphora kua var. gowlello, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora lindensis, Engl.
Commiphora salubris, Engl.
Commiphora subsessilifolia, Engl.
Amyris kafal, Forssk.
This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Kaj Børge Vollesen in 1984. It is found from Yemen down to Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter, the small tree reaches four meters height. 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 after an East Kalahari Khoe dialect cluster spoken by several thousand people in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Used for making Myrrh. Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification! Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification!
Flower
Greenish-Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
