Photo by: Tim Harvey.
A bush, given more water by, M. Müller,
Treeatlas.biodiversity.org.na.
The leaves by E. Erb,
Southernafricanplants.net. |
| Author: | Heinrich
Gustav Adolf Engler, 1894 |
| Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Namibia |
| Soil: |
Grit |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
30
Centimetres |
| Height: |
120-400
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Green -
Greenish Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Slender
Corkwood, Twiggy Commiphora |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Burseraceae
family was described by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1894. It is
found in Namibia and Angola, growing in grit with little to some water and lots
of sun. The stem can grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the plant
can reach 120 to 400 centimetres.
The flowers are green to greenish yellow.
The genera name from Greek
kommi; 'gum' and Greek -phoros; 'carrying' for the
balsam-like scented resin. The species name means 'composed of
willowy twigs'. |
