Commiphora is the most species-rich genus of flowering plants in the frankincense and myrrh family, Burseraceae. The genus contains approximately 190 species...
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Commiphora wightii, with common names Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggal, guggul, gugul, or mukul myrrh tree, is a flowering plant in the family Burseraceae...
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Commiphora myrrha, called myrrh, Somali myrrh, herabol myrrh, common myrrh, is a tree in the family Burseraceae. It is one of the primary trees used in...
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Myrrh (category Commiphora)
gileadensis, Commiphora habessinica, Commiphora hodai, Commiphora quardricincta, Commiphora schimperi and Commiphora truncata. Commiphora myrrha is native...
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speech. The tree or shrub producing the balm is commonly identified as Commiphora gileadensis. However, some botanical scholars have concluded that the...
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Acacia–Commiphora bushland is the predominant plant community of northeastern tropical Africa. It occurs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and...
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Commiphora guidottii, commonly known as scented myrrh or bisabol, is a tree or shrub species that is native to Somalia and Ethiopia. Essential oil from...
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Commiphora gileadensis, the Arabian balsam tree, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora growing in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, southern Oman, Sudan and in...
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is a semi-transparent oleo-gum resin extracted from Commiphora wightii plants, and from Commiphora africana trees growing in sub-saharan Africa.[citation...
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Commiphora caudata, the hill mango or green commiphora, is the most abundant Asian species of Commiphora of flowering plants in the frankincense and myrrh...
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Commiphora kua, sometimes known as Abyssinian myrrh or the Yemen myrrh, is a plant native to northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, including Djibouti...
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Commiphora africana, commonly called African myrrh, is a small deciduous tree belonging to the Burseraceae, a family akin to the Anacardiaceae, occurring...
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Commiphora kataf is a species of flowering plant in the family Burseraceae, native to northeastern and eastern tropical Africa, and the southwestern Arabian...
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Commiphora aprevalii, known locally as the Vazaha tree, is a member of the Burseraceae family endemic to Madagascar. In Malagasy, "Vazaha" means stranger...
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Commiphora schimperi, also known as glossy-leaved corkwood, is a tree species in the genus Commiphora. It is native eastern and southern Africa and the...
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Commiphora saxicola, also known as rock corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora endemic to, and protected in, Namibia. It grows on rock slopes...
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The Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets is a semi-arid tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in the Horn of Africa. It is...
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Commiphora angolensis, also known as sand commiphora or sand corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora growing mainly in Angola and Namibia...
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Commiphora madagascariensis, with the common name Madagascar corkwood, is a flowering plant in the family Burseraceae. The species is native to Tanzania...
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The Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets is a tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in Tanzania and Kenya. It includes portions...
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Commiphora socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the incense tree family Burseraceae, native to Socotra. A shrub or small tree, it is dominant in...
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forests, Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic, Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets, Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands, Hobyo...
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commercial name of bisabol or bissabol, the fragrant oleo-gum-resin of Commiphora guidottii. It has been a major export article from Somalia since ancient...
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savannas and dry woodlands. Characteristic trees are species of Terminalia, Commiphora, Boswellia, and Acacia. 460 species, subspecies, and varieties of woody...
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the Western Hemisphere, while frankincense (Boswellia sacra) and myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) represent the same in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Burseraceae...
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following may be mentioned: Ficus spp., Acacia mellifera, Grewia villosa, Commiphora spp., Rosa abyssinica, Cadaba farinosa and others. Among the Saharo-Arabian...
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Ashutosh Rana in the 1998 Indian film Dushman Gokul (restaurant), Mumbai Commiphora wightii or Indian bdellium-tree, a flowering plant All pages with titles...
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The Northern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets are a tropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands ecoregion in eastern Africa. The ecoregion is...
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York Peninsula tropical savanna, Somali Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets, Southern Acacia–Commiphora bushlands and thickets, Terai–Duar savanna and...
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local gardeners. In September 2024, a specimen of a never-before-seen Commiphora by the name of Sheba reached maturity. In the 1980s, Sheba was found in...
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