COMMIPHORA ORBICULARIS
Author:
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1883
Family:
BURSERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Engl. (1883). In: Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 4: 18.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
15 Centimetres
Height:
1-1,5 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Balsamea greveana, Baill. 1893.
Commiphora greveana, Guillaumin, 1909
This member of the Burseraceae family was described by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, and the plant can reach a height of one to one and a half meter. The flowers are yellowish.
The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek - phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'disc', 'ball-shaped' or 'nearly so'.
Flower
Yellowish
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
