Author: | René Paul
Raymond Capuron, 1962 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Toliara;
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
15 Centimetres |
Height: |
120 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Greenish-Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Operculicarya monstruosa, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier
de la Bâthie, 1944. |
This member of the Burseraceae family was
given this name by René Paul Raymond Capuron in 1962. It is found
around Toliara in the south-western Madagascar, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow to
fifteen centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 120
centimetres.
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name from Latin mōnstrōsus;
monstrous. |