Commiphora serrata
Engl.
Burseraceae
Common Name:
General Information
Commiphora serrata is a spiny tree growing from 5 - 20 metres tall.
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its resin. It is sometimes also grown as a living fence to serve as a boundary marker.
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
East tropical Africa - Tanzania, Mozambique.
Habitat
Dry lowland forest, woodland and thickets[
]. Thickets, also coastal; scrub; dry forest; especially among rocks; coastal woodland at elevations up to 700 metres[
328- Title
- African Flowering Plants Database
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 12.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Agroforestry Uses:
The tree is used as a live fence and for boundary and grave marking[
].
Other Uses
A resin obtained from the branches is used for gluing spear and arrow handles, and for incense[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
