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Photo by
Thomas Müller. This might be Commiphora kua var. gowlello J.B.Gillett 1991.


Photo
from Specks Exotica. This is C. k. gowello.


Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification!


Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification!


Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification!

Author: Kaj Børge Vollesen, 1984
Family:  BURSERACEAE
Origin:  Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  30 centimetres
Height:  4 meters
Flower:  Greenish-Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Balsamodendron kua R.Br. ex Royle.
Balsamea abyssinica, Engl.
Balsamea habessinica,
Engl.
Balsamodendrum abyssinicum,
Engl.
Balsamodendrum habessinicum,
O.Berg
Balsamodendrum kafal,
 Kunth ex DC.
Balsamus kafal,
Stackh.
Commiphora abyssinica ,
Engl.
Commiphora assaortensis,
Chiov.
Commiphora atramentaria,
Chiov.
Commiphora bruceae,
Chiov.
Commiphora candidula,
Sprague.
Commiphora crenulata,
Chiov.
Commiphora dancaliensis,
Chiov.
Commiphora ellenbeckii,
Engl.
Commiphora flaviflora,
Engl.
Commiphora gowlello,
Sprague, 1927
Commiphora gracilispina,
J.B.Gillett
Commiphora habessinica,
Engl.
Commiphora habessinica
subsp. tanganyikensis, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora incisa,
Chiov.
Commiphora kua
var. gowlello, J.B.Gillett.
Commiphora lindensis,
Engl.
Commiphora salubris ,
Engl.
Commiphora subsessilifolia,
Engl.
Amyris kafal,
Forssk.

This member of the Burseraceae family was given this name by Kaj Børge Vollesen in 1984. It is found from Yemen down to Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter, the small tree reaches four meters height. 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 after an East Kalahari Khoe dialect cluster spoken by several thousand people in Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Used for making Myrrh.


Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification!


Wild plants I found in Oman - not sure on the identification!