Author: | Thomas
Archibald Sprague, 1927 |
Family: |
BURSERACEAE |
Origin: |
Somaliland;
Somalia |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
70
Centimetres |
Height: |
15
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Greenish |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
By
mistake: Commiphora drakebrockmanii |
This member of the
Burseraceae family was given this name by Thomas
Archibald Sprague in 1927. It found on the costal hills of
Somalia, growing in a well drained soil or even grit with some water
and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to 70 centimetres height
and a diameter of fifteen centimetres. 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 Ralph Evelyn
Drake-Brockman, 1875-1952, British doctor and army officer who
served in South Africa (1899-1900). After leaving the army he
joined the Foreign Office as medical officer and served in
British East Africa, British Somaliland (Somalia), Uganda and
Abyssinia (Ethiopia) until 1915. He was also a keen traveller
and zoologist who collected natural history material and
published mainly on mammals. |