Commiphora schimperi
(O.Berg) Engl.
Burseraceae
Very similar to Commiphora africana[
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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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Balsamodendrum schimperi O.Berg
Commiphora arussensis Engl.
Commiphora betschuanica Engl.
Commiphora buraensis Engl.
Commiphora flabellulifera Chiov.
Commiphora hollisii Burtt Davy
Commiphora neumannii Engl.
Commiphora resiniflua Martelli
Commiphora trothae Engl.
Common Name:
General Information
Commiphora schimperi is a spiny shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 6 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for its gum.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- 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.
Range
Eastern Africa - S. Africa north to Ethiopia and into Arabia.
Habitat
Usually on rocky hillsides or outcrops in Brachystegia woodland or in mixed woodland[
308- Title
- Flora Zambesiaca
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- 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
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of drier areas of the tropics and subtropics, growing in areas with a distinct dry season.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A gum resin is obtained from the stems[
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.
]. It is used like myrrh[
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
Richard Morris.
