Author: | Hans
Schinz, 1908 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zambia,
Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
40
Centimetres |
Height: |
3-8 Metres |
Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Tall
Common Corkwood, Tall Firethorn Corkwood |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Commiphora pyracanthoides subsp.
glandulosa Wild, 1959.
Commiphora berberidifolia, Engl.
Commiphora lugardae, N.E.Br.
Commiphora ruahensis, Mattick
Commiphora seineri, Engl.
Commiphora thermitaria, Lisowski, Malaisse & Symoens. |
This member of the Burseraceae family was
given this name by Hans Schinz in 1908. It is found in southern
Africa, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. It starts out with a
nice swollen truck, but when the stem reach three to eight
metres, it slims out.
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'having kernels'. |