Nice but dormant plant by Alex
Dreyer, Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
The caudex by Alex Dreyer,
Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
Another nice but dormant plant by Tony
Rebelo, Inaturalist.nz.
The leaves by Alex Dreyer,
Africanplants.senckenberg.de. |
| Author: |
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler,
1910 | |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Namibia |
| Soil: |
Mix - Grit |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
15 Centimetres |
| Height: |
50-300 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Greenish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Namib Corkwood, Small-Leaved
Corkwood |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Burseraceae
family
was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1910. It is found in
Namibia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from 50 to 300 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish.
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name after proff. Kurt M. Dinter,
1868-1945, a German botanist working in Namibia. |
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A green bush by Alex Dreyer,
Africanplants.senckenberg.de.
A green bush by S. Rügheimer,
Southernafricanplants.net.
The fruit by Alex Dreyer,
Africanplants.senckenberg.de. |
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