Commiphora kataf
Also known as: Amyris kataf Forssk. +12 more
- Amyris kataf Forssk.
- Balsamea erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
- Balsamea kataf (Forssk.) Engl.
- Balsamodendrum kataf (Forssk.) Kunth
- Balsamodendrum kataf (Forssk.) Kunth ex DC.
- Balsamophloeos kataf (Forssk.) O.Berg
- Commiphora allophylla Sprague
- Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
- Commiphora holtziana Engl.
- Commiphora holtziana subsp. microphylla J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora kataf subsp. turkanensis J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora somalensis Engl.
- Hemprichia erythraea Ehrenb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Burseraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Commiphora kataf is a shrub or tree belonging to the Burseraceae family. Found natively in Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen