Author: | Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler,
1883 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
1-1,5
Metres |
Flower:
|
Yellowish |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Balsamea greveana, Baill. 1893.
Commiphora greveana,
Guillaumin, 1909 |
This member of the Burseraceae family was described by Heinrich Gustav Adolf
Engler in 1883. It is found on Madagascar, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can
grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, and the plant can reach a
height of one to one and a half meter. The flowers are yellowish.
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'disc',
'ball-shaped' or 'nearly so'. |