Commiphora gileadensis

Commiphora gileadensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Burseraceae
Tribus: Bursereae
Genus: Commiphora
Species: Commiphora gileadensis

Name

Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C.Chr., 1922

Synonyms

• Amyris gileadensis L.
• Amyris opobalsamum L.
• Balsamea meccanensis Gled.
• Balsamea stocksiana Engl.
• Balsamodendron pubescens Stocks
• alsamodendrum ehrenbergianum O. Berg
• Balsamodendrum gileadense Kunth
• Balsamodendrum opobalsamum (L.) Kunth
• Balsamus libanotus Staekh.
• Balsamus meccanensis Stackh.
• Balsamus theophrasti Stackh.
• Commiphora albiflora Engl.
• Commiphora ancistrophora Chiov.
• Commiphora anfractuosa Chiov.
• ommiphora cassan Chiov.
• Commiphora coronillifolia Chiov. ex Guidotti
• Commiphora gileadensis var. pubescens (Stocks) J. B. Gillett
• Commiphora gillettii Chiov.
• Commiphora microcarpa Chiov.
• Commiphora opobalsamum (L.) Engl.
• Commiphora opobalsamum var. ehrenbergianum (Berg) Engl.
• Commiphora opobalsamum var. induta (Hutch.) Sprague ex Hutch. & Bruce
• Commiphora stocksiana (Engl.) Engl.
• Commiphora suckertiana Chiov.
• Commiphora velutina Chiov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt (SE-Egypt) Regional: Eastern Africa Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, NE-Kenya Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman (Dhofar), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen) Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Christensen, C.F.A. 1922. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 4(3): 18.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Commiphora gileadensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Commiphora gileadensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Commiphora gileadensis. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Commiphora gileadensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Commiphora gileadensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Commiphora gileadensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Balsam of Mecca

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