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Nice but dormant plant by  Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.


The caudex by Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.


Another nice but dormant plant by Tony Rebelo, Inaturalist.nz.


The leaves by Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.

Author: 

Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1910

Family: 

BURSERACEAE

Origin: 

Namibia

Soil: 

Mix - Grit

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

15 Centimetres

Height: 

50-300 Centimetres

Flower: 

Greenish

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

Namib Corkwood, Small-Leaved Corkwood

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1910. It is found in Namibia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 50 to 300 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish.

The genera name from Greek kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the balsam-like scented resin. The species name after proff. Kurt M. Dinter, 1868-1945, a German botanist working in Namibia.


A green bush by Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.


A green bush by S. Rügheimer, Southernafricanplants.net.


The fruit by Alex Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.