Author: | Heinrich
Gustav Adolf Engler, 1883 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
India, Sri Lanka |
Soil: |
Gravel |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Max |
Thickness: |
15-25
Centimetres |
Height: |
12-20
Meters |
Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Hill
Mango, Kiluvai, Pachaikiluvai, Green Commiphora |
Synonyms: |
Protium
caudatum, Wight & Arn
Balsamea caudata, Engl.
Balsamodendrum caudatum, Marchand
Protionopsis caudata,Blume.
Commiphora caudata var. pubescens, K.M.Matthew. |
This member of the Burseraceae
family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in India:
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in Sir Lanka,
growing in-between 750 and 1100 meters altitude. It grow mostly in
gravely soil, receiving some water in summer and none in winter and
full sun. The stem can grow to 15-25 centimetres in diameter and
12-20 meters high. 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 means 'tailed, with
tail'.
The trees I have seen on Sri
Lanka tend to be rather skinny by age; Bihrmann |