Author: |
J.M.H.A. Perrier de la Bāthie, 1944 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
40
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Burseraceae
family was described by Joseph
Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bāthie in 1944. It is found
on Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with little water and
lots of sun. The short stem can grow up to ten centimetres in
diameter, the whole plant can reach 40 centimetres. The flowers are
greenish yellow. The
genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros;
'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name after
Jean-Henri Humbert, 1887-1967, a French botanist born in Paris. |