Commiphora

Genus: Commiphora

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid II > Order: Sapindales > Family: Burseraceae

About 200 species (mainly Africa but also Arabian Peninsula and India), with 40 species native to southern Africa.

Commiphora africana
Commiphora anacardiifolia
Commiphora angolensis See Flora of Zimbabwe.
Commiphora caerulea
Commiphora capensis
Commiphora cervifolia
Commiphora crenato-serrata
Commiphora dinteri
Commiphora discolor
Commiphora edulis See Flora of Zimbabwe.
Commiphora gariepensis (Gariep corkwood) A tree found along the Gariep (= Orange) River.
Commiphora giessii
Commiphora glandulosa (Tall common corkwood)
Commiphora glaucescens
Commiphora gracilifrondosa
Commiphora harveyi (Red-stemmed corkwood)
Commiphora kaokoensis
Commiphora karibensis
Commiphora kraeuseliana
Commiphora kuneneana
Commiphora marlothii (Paperbark corkwood)
Commiphora mollis (Velvet corkwood)
Commiphora mossambicensis
Commiphora multijuga
Commiphora namaensis
Commiphora neglecta See Flora of Zimbabwe.
Commiphora oblanceolata
Commiphora pyracanthoides
Commiphora saxicola
Commiphora schlecteri Recorded from Mozambique.
Commiphora schimperi
Commiphora serrata Recorded from Mozambique.
Commiphora steynii (Ring-bark corkwood) A tree from northeastern Namibia with pale ashy grey, non-peeling bark.
Commiphora tenuipetiolata
Commiphora ugogensis See Flora of Zimbabwe.
Commiphora viminea
Commiphora virgata
Commiphora wildii
Commiphora woodii
Commiphora zanzibarica (Pongola corkwood)

Swanepoel, W. 2006. Two new species of Commiphora (Burseraceae) from southern Africa. Bothalia 36(1): 45-56.