Commiphora africana
Also known as: Balsamea africana (A.Rich.) Baill. +19 more
- Balsamea africana (A.Rich.) Baill.
- Balsamea kotschyi (O.Berg) Engl.
- Balsamea pilosa Engl.
- Balsamodendrum africanum (A.Rich.) Arn.
- Balsamodendrum africanum subsp. ramosissimum Oliv.
- Balsamodendrum africanum var. ramosissimum Oliv.
- Balsamodendrum kotschyi O.Berg
- Bdellium africanum Baill. ex Laness.
- Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Endl.
- Commiphora africana var. ramosissima Engl.
- Commiphora africana var. togoensis Engl.
- Commiphora africana var. tubuk (Sprague) J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora benadirensis Mattei
- Commiphora cakiicola Engl.
- Commiphora calciicola Engl.
- Commiphora loandensis Engl.
- Commiphora nkolola Engl.
- Commiphora palmatifoliolata Chiov.
- Commiphora pilosa (Engl.) Engl.
- Commiphora pilosa var. meyeri-johannis Engl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Burseraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Commiphora africana is a shrub or tree belonging to the Burseraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in desert or dry shrubland conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms