Commiphora
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 Commiphora myrrha
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Commiphora is a genus of flowering plants. It includes about 185 species of trees and shrubs, often armed or thorny, native to Africa, Arabia, and the Indian subcontinent.
[edit] Uses
Several of these species produce fragrant resins used for incense, perfume, and medication, including Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) and Balsam of Mecca (C. opobalsamum).
[edit] Selected species
- Commiphora africana (syn. Heudelotia africana), sometimes identified with ancient bdellium.
- Commiphora angolensis, also known as "sand commiphora", growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
- Commiphora boranensis
- Commiphora caudata
- Commiphora corrugata
- Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), producing balsam of Mecca.
- Commiphora habessinica
- Commiphora kataf (syn. Commiphora erythraea), producing bisabol.
- Commiphora madagascariensis
- Commiphora mossambicensis
- Commiphora myrrha (syn. Commiphora molmol), producing myrrh.
- Commiphora schimperi
- Commiphora stocksiana, known in Pakistan as bayisa gugal
- Commiphora wightii (syn. Commiphora mukul), producing gum guggul, sometimes identified with ancient bdellium.
