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* ''[[Commiphora corrugata]]'' <small>J.B.Gillett & [[Kaj Borge Vollesen|Vollesen]]</small><ref name="grin"/>
* ''[[Commiphora corrugata]]'' <small>J.B.Gillett & [[Kaj Borge Vollesen|Vollesen]]</small><ref name="grin"/>
* ''[[Commiphora erosa]]'' <small>[[Kaj Borge Vollesen|Vollesen]]</small>
* ''[[Commiphora erosa]]'' <small>[[Kaj Borge Vollesen|Vollesen]]</small>
* ''[[Commiphora erythraea]]'' <small>(Ehrenb.) Engl</small>, modern source of [[opopanax]]{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
* ''[[Commiphora gileadensis]]'' <small>(L.) C.Chr.</small><ref name="grin"/> (syn. ''Commiphora opobalsamum''), producing [[balsam of Mecca]].
* ''[[Commiphora gileadensis]]'' <small>(L.) C.Chr.</small><ref name="grin"/> (syn. ''Commiphora opobalsamum''), producing [[balsam of Mecca]].
* ''[[Commiphora glandulosa]]'' <small>Schinz</small>
* ''[[Commiphora glandulosa]]'' <small>Schinz</small>
* ''[[Commiphora guidottii]]'' <small>Chiov. ex Guid.</small> (syn. ''Commiphora sessiliflora''{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}), producing scented Myrrh or ''habak hadi'' in Somali.
* ''[[Commiphora guidottii]]'' <small>Chiov. ex Guid.</small> (syn. ''Commiphora sessiliflora''{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}), producing ''habak hadi'', known as [[sweet myrrh]] or opoponax.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Thulin|first=Mats|last2=Claeson|first2=Per|date=1991|title=The Botanical Origin of Scented Myrrh (Bissabol or Habak Hadi)|journal=Economic Botany|volume=45|issue=4|pages=487–494|issn=0013-0001|jstor=4255391|doi=10.1007/BF02930711}}</ref>
* ''[[Commiphora guillauminii]]'' <small>H.Perrier</small>
* ''[[Commiphora guillauminii]]'' <small>H.Perrier</small>
* ''[[Commiphora habessinica]]'' <small>(O.Berg) Engl.</small>
* ''[[Commiphora habessinica]]'' <small>(O.Berg) Engl.</small>
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* ''[[Commiphora holtziana]]'' <small>Engl.</small>
* ''[[Commiphora holtziana]]'' <small>Engl.</small>
* ''[[Commiphora humbertii]]'' <small>H.Perrier</small>
* ''[[Commiphora humbertii]]'' <small>H.Perrier</small>
* ''[[Commiphora kataf]]'' <small>(Forssk.) Engl.</small>, used in producing [[bisabol]].
* ''[[Commiphora kataf]]'' <small>(Forssk.) Engl.</small>(syn. ''Commiphora erythraea'' <small>(Ehrenb.) Engl.</small>), producing ''habak hagar''.<ref name=":0" />
* ''[[Commiphora kua]]'' <small>([[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|R.Br.]] ex [[John Forbes Royle|Royle]]) [[Kaj Borge Vollesen|Vollesen]]</small>
* ''[[Commiphora kua]]'' <small>([[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|R.Br.]] ex [[John Forbes Royle|Royle]]) [[Kaj Borge Vollesen|Vollesen]]</small>
* ''[[Commiphora madagascariensis]]'' <small>Jacq.</small>
* ''[[Commiphora madagascariensis]]'' <small>Jacq.</small>

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Commiphora
Commiphora caudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Commiphora
Jacq.
Species

ca. 190. See text.

Synonyms
  • Balsamea
  • Balsamodendron L.
Commiphora saxicola - MHNT

The genus of the myrrhs, Commiphora, is the most species-rich genus of flowering plants in the frankincense and myrrh family, Burseraceae. The genus contains approximately 190 species of shrubs and trees, which are distributed throughout the (sub-) tropical regions of Africa, the western Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Vietnam.[1][2] The genus is drought-tolerant and common throughout the xerophytic scrub, seasonally dry tropical forests, and woodlands of these regions.

The common name myrrh refers to several species of the genus, from which aromatic resins are derived for various fragrance and medicinal uses by humans.

Description

Leaves in Commiphora are pinnately compound (or very rarely unifoliolate). Many species are armed with spines. Bark is often exfoliating, peeling in thin sheets to reveal colorful, sometimes photosynthetic bark, below. Stems are frequently succulent, especially in species native to drier environments. Flowers are subdioecious and fruits are drupes, usually with a 2-locular ovary (one is abortive).[3] In response to wounding, the stems of many species will exude aromatic resins.

Ecology and biogeography

Commiphora can serve as a model genus for understanding plant evolution in the drier regions of the Old World tropics, particularly in eastern continental Africa and Madagascar, where diversity in the genus is concentrated. The closely related sister genus to Commiphora, Bursera, has been used as a model genus to study patterns of evolution in the New World seasonally dry tropical forests.[4]

Use by humans

Products from many species of Commiphora have been used for various purposes, sometimes as timber, building material, and natural fencing, but more often valued for the aromatic resins produced by several members of the genus. "Myrrh", the common name for these dried resins, is fragrant and has been used both as fragrance and for medicinal purposes (e.g., Balsam of Mecca, C. gileadensis).[5] Use of myrrh resin is frequent and pronounced throughout historical texts of cultural significance, including the Bible.

Systematics and taxonomy

Recent studies using DNA sequence data have confirmed the monophyly of Commiphora;[2][6] however, this data suggests that previous classification of the genus into sections does not reflect monophyletic interspecific relationships.

Species

Species include:[7]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Daly et al. 2011. Burseraceae. Families and genera of vascular plants. 10:76–104.
  2. ^ a b Weeks, A. and Simpson, B.B. 2007. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Commiphora (Burseraceae) yields insight on the evolution and historical biogeography of an “impossible” genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42:62–79.
  3. ^ Gillett, J.B. 1991. Burseraceae. In: Polhill, R.M. (Ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Pp. 1–95.
  4. ^ De Nova, A. et al. 2011. Insights into the historical construction of species-rich Mesoamerican seasonally dry tropical forests: the diversification of Bursera (Burseraceae, Sapindales). New Phytologist. 193(1):276–287.
  5. ^ Musselman, L.J. 2007. Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran. Timber Press, Inc. Portland, Oregon. Pp. 194–197.
  6. ^ Weeks, A., et al. 2005. The phylogenetic history and biogeography of the frankincense and myrrh family (Burseraceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35:85–101.
  7. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Species in GRIN for genus". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  9. ^ Moorcroft, Koos; Gunduza, Raphael, Traditional skills of the Bushmen - Part 1: BUSHMAN WEAPONS
  10. ^ a b Thulin, Mats; Claeson, Per (1991). "The Botanical Origin of Scented Myrrh (Bissabol or Habak Hadi)". Economic Botany. 45 (4): 487–494. doi:10.1007/BF02930711. ISSN 0013-0001. JSTOR 4255391.
  11. ^ Hoffmann, Luise (1 June 2017). "The Rock-corkwood (Commiphora saxicola)". The Namibian. Meet the trees of Namibia. p. 9.
  12. ^ "Commiphora simplicifolia in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  13. ^ "Tropicos.org". Retrieved June 6, 2014.

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