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Commiphora is the most species-rich
genus of
flowering plants in the
frankincense and
myrrh family, Burseraceae. The
genus contains approximately 190 species...
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Commiphora myrrha,
called myrrh,
African myrrh,
herabol myrrh,
Somali myrrhor,
common myrrh, is a tree in the
family Burseraceae. It is one of the primary...
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Commiphora wightii, with
common names Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggal, guggul, gugul, or
mukul myrrh tree, is a
flowering plant in the
family Burseraceae...
- gileadensis,
Commiphora habessinica,
Commiphora hodai,
Commiphora quardricincta,
Commiphora schimperi and
Commiphora truncata.
Commiphora myrrha is native...
- speech. The tree or
shrub producing the balm is
commonly identified as
Commiphora gileadensis. However, some
botanical scholars have
concluded that the...
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Commiphora aprevalii,
known locally as the
Vazaha tree, is a
member of the
Burseraceae family endemic to Madagascar. In Malagasy, "Vazaha"
means stranger...
- is a semi-transparent oleo-gum
resin extracted from
Commiphora wightii plants, and from
Commiphora africana trees growing in sub-saharan Africa.[citation...
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Commiphora kua,
sometimes known as
Abyssinian myrrh or the
Yemen myrrh, is a
plant native to
northeast Africa and the
Arabian Peninsula,
including Djibouti...
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Commiphora gileadensis, the
Arabian balsam tree, is a
shrub species in the
genus Commiphora growing in
Saudi Arabia, Yemen,
southern Oman,
Sudan and in...
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Commiphora guidottii,
commonly known as
scented myrrh or bisabol, is a tree or
shrub species that is
native to
Somalia and Ethiopia.
Essential oil from...
