Commiphora
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| Commiphora | |
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| Commiphora myrrha | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Commiphora Jacq. |
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Commiphora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae. It includes about 185 species of trees and shrubs, often armed or thorny, native to Africa, Arabia, and the Indian subcontinent.
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[edit] Uses
Several of these species produce fragrant resins used for incense, perfume, and medication, including Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) and Balsam of Mecca (C. opobalsamum).
[edit] Selected species
- Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. (syn. Heudelotia africana),[1] sometimes identified with ancient bdellium. Used indirectly by the San bushmen to poison their arrow tips for hunting [2]
- Commiphora angolensis, also known as "sand commiphora", growing mainly in Angola and Namibia
- Commiphora boranensis Vollesen[1]
- Commiphora caudata (Wight & Arn.) Engl.[1]
- Commiphora corrugata J. B. Gillett & Vollesen[1]
- Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr.[1] (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), producing balsam of Mecca.
- Commiphora guidottii (syn. Commiphora sessiliflora), producing scented Myrrh or habak hadi in Somali.
- Commiphora guillaminii
- Commiphora habessinica
- Commiphora harveyi
- Commiphora humbertii
- Commiphora kataf (syn. Commiphora erythraea), producing bisabol.
- Commiphora madagascariensis
- Commiphora mossambicensis
- Commiphora myrrha (syn. Commiphora molmol), producing myrrh.
- Commiphora schimperi
- Commiphora simplicifolia H. Perrier[3]
- Commiphora stocksiana, known in Pakistan as bayisa gugal
- Commiphora wightii (syn. Commiphora mukul), producing gum guggul, sometimes identified with ancient bdellium.
[edit] Gallery
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Commiphora simplicifolia
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Species in GRIN for genus". www.ars-grin.gov. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2849. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ Moorcroft, Koos; Gunduza, Raphael, Traditional skills of the Bushmen - Part 1: BUSHMAN WEAPONS, http://www.africanarcher.com/survivor/boesmans.html
- ^ "Commiphora simplicifolia in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=250069186. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
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