| Author: | Carl Frederik Albert Christensen, 1922 |
| Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Djibouti,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
Sudan, Yemen (Israel) |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
40 Centimetres |
| Height: |
5 Metres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Cream |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Balsam of
Mecca, Balsam of Gilead, Balm of Gilead, Myrrha |
| Synonyms: |
Amyris
gileadensis, Linne, 1764.
Amyris opobalsamum Linne,1764.
Balsamea gileadensis, Oken
Balsamea meccanensis, Gled.
Balsamea opobalsamum, Baill.
Balsamodendrum ehrenbergianum, O.Berg
Balsamodendrum gileadense, Kunth ex DC.
Balsamodendrum opobalsamum, Kunth ex DC.
Balsamus libanotus, Stackh.
Balsamus meccanensis, Stackh.
Balsamus theophrasti, Stackh.
Commiphora opobalsamum Engl. 1883.
Commiphora albiflora
Engl. 1904.
Commiphora velutina Chiov. 1916.
Commiphora anfractuosa Chiov.1932.
Commiphora cassan Chiov. 1932.
Commiphora coronillifolia Chiov. 1932.
Commiphora microcarpa
Chiov. 1932.
Commiphora ancistrophora Chiov. 1932.
Commiphora suckertiana Chiov. 1934.
Commiphora gillettii
Chiov. 1941. |
This member of the
Burseraceae family was
given this name by Carl Frederik Albert Christensen in 1922. It is found in
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
Sudan, Yemen and now in Israel, growing in a well
drained soil with little to some water water and lots of sun. The stem
will eventually grow up to 40 centimetres in diameter, the whole bush
up to five metres. The flowers are white to cream coloured, and the
is is possible to propagate it from cuttings.
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name after Gilead Myrrh.
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