COMMIPHORA MONSTRUOSA
Author:
René Paul Raymond Capuron, 1962
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Capuron. (1962). In: Adansonia 2(2): 270.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
120 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Operculicarya monstruosa, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie, 1944.
This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by René Paul Raymond Capuron in 1962. It is found around Toliara in the south-western Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 120 centimetres.
The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name from Latin mōnstrōsus; monstrous.
Flower
Greenish-Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
