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4151.000 Commiphora
Description of the genus
Dioecious (rarely monoecious) shrubs or trees, often spiny, outer bark often papery or peeling, inner bark greenish, often secreting aromatic resin. Flowers unisexual (rarely bisexual), usually appearing before or with the leaves. Calyx 4-lobed. Petals 4, free, spreading or recurved at apex. Stamens 8, vestigial in female flowers. Ovary 2(-3)-locular, style short, stigma capitate. Fruit containing a single stone, outer layer fleshy or leathery, splitting into 2 longitudinal valves to reveal the inner layer, attached to which is usually a pseudaril, which is often brightly coloured. Worldwide: 190 species in warm Africa, Madagascar, Arabia to Sri Lanka, Mexico and South America Zimbabwe: 17 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| africana (A. Rich.) Engl.[Agg] | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| angolensis Engl. | N,W,E,S | Description |
| caerulea Burtt | N,W | Description, Image |
| edulis (Klotzsch) Engl. subsp. edulis | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
| glandulosa Schinz | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| karibensis Wild | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| marlothii Engl. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| mollis (Oliv.) Engl. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| mossambicensis (Oliv.) Engl. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| neglecta I. Verd.[CR] | E | Description, Image |
| pyracanthoides Engl. subsp. pyracanthoides | N,W,S | Description, Image |
| schimperi (O. Berg) Engl. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| schlechteri Engl.[NrEnd] | S | Description, Image |
| tenuipetiolata Engl. | S | Description, Image |
| ugogensis Engl. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| viminea Burtt Davy. | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| zanzibarica (Baill.) Engl. | N,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Commiphora:
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Flora of Botswana: CommiphoraFlora of Burundi: Commiphora
Flora of Caprivi: Commiphora
Flora of Malawi: Commiphora
Flora of Mozambique: Commiphora
Flora of Zambia: Commiphora
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Commiphora
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CommiphoraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Commiphora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Commiphora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Commiphora
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Commiphora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Commiphora
JSTOR Plant Science: Commiphora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Commiphora
Plants of the World Online: Commiphora
Tropicos: Commiphora
Wikipedia: Commiphora
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