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Commiphora kataf

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Species of plant

Commiphora kataf
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Commiphora
Species: C. kataf
Binomial name
Commiphora kataf
(Forssk.) Engl.
Synonyms
List
    • Amyris kataf Forssk.
    • Balsamea erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
    • Balsamea kataf (Forssk.) Engl.
    • Balsamodendrum kataf (Forssk.) Kunth ex DC.
    • Balsamophloeos kataf (Forssk.) O.Berg
    • Commiphora allophylla Sprague
    • Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
    • Commiphora holtziana Engl.
    • Commiphora holtziana subsp. microphylla J.B.Gillett
    • Commiphora kataf subsp. turkanensis J.B.Gillett
    • Commiphora somalensis Engl.
    • Hemprichia erythraea Ehrenb.

Commiphora kataf is a species of flowering plant in the family Burseraceae, native to northeastern and eastern tropical Africa, and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. A relative of myrrh, local peoples plant this shrubby tree as a resinous hedge that repels wildlife.

References

  1. ^ "Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. Tesfaye Tole, Tegene; Teferra Saifu, Yeshi (2019). "Phytochemical investigation of Withania somnifera and Commiphora kataf" (PDF). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 8 (3): 2958–2964. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Commiphora kataf


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