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Author of this page: Soumen Aditya.

Photo by: Soumen Aditya.


Photo by: Soumen Aditya.


Photo by: Soumen Aditya.


Leaves on Sri Lankan trees.


A large tree in Sri Lanka

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


Photo by: Soumen Aditya.


Photo by: Soumen Aditya.


A young tree in Sri Lanka


The stem of a Sri Lankan trees