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 |