Commiphora glaucescens
Engl.
Burseraceae
Commiphora hereroensis Schinz
Commiphora pruinosa Engl.
Common Name:
General Information
Commiphora glaucescens can be a shrub producing several stems and growing 1 - 2 metres tall, or a small tree growing up to 8 metres tall with a bole branching from low down[
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The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West Africa - southern Angola, Namibia.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Tree |
Height | 6.00 m |
Self-fertile | No |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is made into household utensils[
299- Title
- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Propagation
Seed -
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