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General Information

Commiphora eminii is a tree usually growing from 5 - 18 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 22 metres. The bole is often fluted[]. The branches have a somewhat weeping habit[].
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is grown as a boundary hedge, shade crop and as a support for yam plants[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

East tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.

Habitat

Rocky hills in deciduous woodland or thickets; dry evergreen and semi-evergreen forest and forest margins; limestone rocks; lake-shore thicket; riparian forest; rocky hills with Brachystegia spp.; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	12.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 300 - 1,000mm[].
Succeeds in sandy soils and in clay soils[].
A fairly fast-growing plant[].
Responds well to coppicing and pollarding[].
The leaves are highly aromatic and resinous[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The plant (part not specified), is used as a remedy for fever, snakebites, indigestion, constipation, and toothaches[].

The roots and bark are used as medicine for stomach-ache, abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, fevers, snake bites and for preventing abortion[, ].

The branches are cut into pieces and soaked in cold water which is then drunk as a remedy against excessive bleeding during menstruation or after birth[].

A cold-water extract of the leaves is drunk as a remedy against fevers[]. The leaf stalks are heated in the fire and then chewed to bring relief against toothache[].

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant is used to provide shade in coffee plantations and as a quick growing hedge[, ].
With its small canopy and relatively non-extensive root system, this plant can be grown near other crops without adversely affecting their yields[].
The plant is often used as a support for climbing plants, especially yams[].

Other Uses

The wood is easy to work and is used for fence posts, carving, beehives, building materials, water pots and furniture[, ].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -
Large cuttings[].

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