Commiphora myrrha

Commiphora myrrha

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 myrrha

Name

Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl., 1883

Synonyms

• Balsamea myrrha (Nees) Oken
• Balsamodendron myrrha Nees
• Commiphora coriacea Engl.
• Commiphora cuspidata Chiov.
• Commiphora habessinica var. grossedentata Chiov.
• Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch
• Commiphora myrrha var. molmol Engl.
• Commiphora playfairii var. benadirensis Chiov.
• Commiphora rivae Engl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, C-Saudi Arabia, Asir), Yemen (Aden, coastal Hadhramaut, Tihama, W-Yemen) Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, NE-Kenya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Engler, H.G.A., 1883. Monogr. Phan. 4:12.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Commiphora myrrha. 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 myrrha 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 myrrha. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Commiphora myrrha in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Commiphora myrrha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Commiphora myrrha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Common myrrh
suomi: Afrikanmirhapuu, mirhami
français: Arbre à myrrhe

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