Commiphora kua
(R.Br. ex Royle) Vollesen
Burseraceae
Balsamodendrum abyssinicum O.Berg
Balsamodendrum habessinica O.Berg
Balsamodendrum kua R.Br. ex Royle
Commiphora abyssinica (O.Berg) Engl.
Commiphora assaortensis Chiov.
Commiphora atramentaria Chiov.
Commiphora bruceae Chiov.
Commiphora candidula Sprague
Commiphora crenulata A.Terracc. ex Chiov.
Commiphora dancaliensis Chiov.
Commiphora ellenbeckii Engl.
Commiphora flaviflora Engl.
Commiphora gowlello Sprague
Commiphora gracilispina J.B.Gillett
Commiphora habessinica (O.Berg) Engl.
Commiphora incisa Chiov.
Commiphora lindensis Engl.
Commiphora salubris Engl.
Commiphora subsessilifolia Engl.
Common Name: Myrrh
General Information
Commiphora kua is a shrub or small tree with a smooth bark and branches that are often spiny[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
]. It grows up to about 5 metres tall[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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A gum resin obtained from the plant is used medicinally and in perfumes.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Eastern tropical Africa - Botswana to Somalia, through Arabia to India.
Habitat
Lakeshore thicket or in the undergrowth of forest patches[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the drier tropics and subtropics.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The gum-resin obtained from the stem is astringent, stimulant and stomachic[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
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- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Used in mouth washes[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Other Uses
A gum-resin is obtained from wounds in the stems[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It contains a green essential oil that is used in perfumes of the Oriental type, blending well with vetiver, geranium and sandal[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
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