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Commiphora steynii (Ring-bark corkwood)
Ringbaskanniedood [Afrikaans] Life
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> Family: Burseraceae
A tree from northeastern Namibia with pale ashy grey,
non-peeling bark.
Distribution and habitat
Occurs in the Kaokoveld, Namibia, including the pro-Namib
Desert, the escarpment and the inland plateau (Swanepoel 2006). "It grows mainly
in Colophospermum-Commiphora woodland, where it prefers rocky areas and
mixed soil and gravel substrates on hill slopes and plains (Swanepoel 2006).
Derivation of name
Named after Marthinus H. Steyn "born in 1935, tree
enthusiast, amateur botanist, author and publisher of "A field guide, southern
Africa Commiphora" (2003), and various other field guides on southern
African trees" (Swanepoel 2006).
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