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Author: Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1892
Family:  BURSERACEAE
Origin:  Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  40 Centimetres
Height:  2-9 Metres
Flower:  Greenish
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Commiphora scheffleri Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler. 1910.
Commiphora paolii
auct. Chiov. 1932.
Commiphora campestris
subsp. glabrata , J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora campestris
var. heterophylla, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora campestris
subsp. magadiensis, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora campestris
subsp. shinyangensis, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora campestris
subsp. wajirensis, J.B.Gillett.

This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1892. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania, growing in lava, sandy, silty alluvial soil or other well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The swollen stem can grow to 40 centimetres or more in diameter, the entire plant from two to nine centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish.

The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'growing in fields'.

There are several subspecies and variations:
Commiphora campestris subsp. campestris J.B. Gillett
Commiphora campestris var. campestris Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler 1892
Commiphora campestris subsp. glabrata J.B. Gillett Fl. Trop. E. Africa Burseraceae: 35 1991
Commiphora campestris var. heterophylla J.B. Gillett Fl. Trop. E. Africa Burseraceae: 35 1991
Commiphora campestris subsp. magadiensis J.B. Gillett Fl. Trop. E. Africa Burseraceae: 35 1991
Commiphora campestris subsp. shinyangensis J.B. Gillett Fl. Trop. E. Africa Burseraceae: 36 1991
Commiphora campestris subsp. wajirensis J.B. Gillett