Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr. |
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Family : BURSERACEAE |
Protologue : Dansk Bot. Ark. iv. 3, 18 (1922) |
Notes : Sensu lato, see Thulin in Fl. Somal. vol.2 (1999) |
Information on the genus : Commiphora |
Basionym : Amyris gileadensis L. |
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Status
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Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Amyris gileadensis L. (1768) |
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Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
=Commiphora albiflora Engl. (1905) |
=Commiphora ancistrophora Chiov. (1932) |
=Commiphora cassan Chiov. (1932) |
=Commiphora gillettii Chiov. (1941) |
=Commiphora microcarpa Chiov. (1932) |
=Commiphora velutina Chiov. (1916) |
=Commiphora suckertiana Chiov. (1934) |
=Commiphora coronillifolia Chiov. (1931) |
=Commiphora anfractuosa Chiov. (1932) |
=Amyris opobalsamum L. |
=Commiphora opobalsamum (L.) Engl. (1883) |
=Commiphora opobalsamum var. ehrenbergianum (O. Berg) Engl. |
=Balsamodendrum ehrenbergianum O. Berg |
=*Commiphora opobalsamum var. induta (Hutch.) Sprague ex Bruce |
=Balsamea stocksiana Engl. |
=Commiphora stocksiana (Engl.) Engl. (1883) |
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Taxon infra-specific |
Commiphora gileadensis var. pubescens (Stocks) J.B. Gillett |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Shrub or tree 1,5-5 m tall, unarmed, sometimes with long slender drooping branches; bark yellowish to dull orange or grey or black, smooth, sometimes peeling in small papery flakes. |
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Ecology : |
Acacia, Commiphora woodland or bushland; semidesert scrub; limestone hills; sand dunes; red to grey sandy soil overlying limestone and basement complex or rocky limestone ridges; old lava flows; dry hilly savanna; 0-1300 m alt. |
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According to Thulin (Fl. Somal., l.c.) the original material of C. microcarpa (in synonymy) is very poor, fruiting twigs without leaves. |
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SE Egypt (possibly originally introduced); Saudi Arabia, Yemen, S Oman. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
Bibliography for North Africa :
- Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 2: 68 (2000).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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