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Commiphora
Koeh-019
Commiphora myrrha
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum/Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Burseraceae

Genus

Commiphora

Species

185. see text

Subspecies

some

Naming and discovery
Discovered

Jacquin

Commiphora is a genus of flowering plant. It includes 185 species of tree and shrub that are often thorny, that live in Africa, Arabia, and India.

Uses[]

Several of the resins produced by this genus are used for incense, perfume, and medication.

Species[]

  • Commiphora africana
  • Commiphora angolensis
  • Commiphora boranensis
  • Commiphora caudata
  • Commiphora corrugata
  • Commiphora gileadensis
  • Commiphora guidottii
  • Commiphora guillaminii
  • Commiphora habessinica
  • Commiphora humbertii
  • Commiphora kataf
  • Commiphora madagascariensis
  • Commiphora mossambicensis
  • Commiphora myrrha
  • Commiphora schimperi
  • Commiphora simplicifolia
  • Commiphora stocksiana
  • Commiphora wightii


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