Author: |
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1883
|
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola,
Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast,
Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa,
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
15-30
Centimetres |
Height: |
2-6,5 Meters |
Flower:
|
Brownish
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
African
Bdellium; African Myrrh. |
Synonyms: |
Heudelotia africana
A. Rich. 1831.
Chrysoglossum chapaense (Gagnep.) T. Tang & F.T.
Wang, 1951.
Commiphora pilosa Engl.
Commiphora africana var. glaucidula, J.B.Gillett
Commiphora africana var. oblongifoliolata,
J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora africana var. venosa, Govaerts. |
This small member of the
Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1883. It is found in most of
central and southern Africa, growing in a well
drained soil with little to some water and some to lots of sun. The
stem can grow up to fifteen or even 30 centimetres in diameter and reach a
height of two to six and a half meters. The flowers are
brownish red.The genera
name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros;
'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name means
'from Africa'. |