Author: | Hans Schinz,
1908 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Namibia,
Western South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
Height: |
80-300
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Brownish
Orange |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Nama
Corkwood, Nama Kanniedood |
Synonyms: |
Commiphora rotundifolia Dinter & Engl. 1911 |
This member of the Burseraceae
family was described by Hans Schinz in 1908. It is found in Namibia
and western South Africa,
growing in grit or other well drained soil with little to some water
and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter,
the plant from 80 to 300 centimetres high..
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name because it origins from
the Namib desert.
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