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. |