Burseraceae FAMILY

Commiphora caudata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree

Growth—

Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil^[1]. The leaves and bark have the resinous smell of mangoes^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cuttings. Very easy^[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Commiphora+caudata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
[2]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
[3]Ethnomedicinal Plants Survey and Documentation Related to Paliyar Community. — Vikneshwaran D.; Viji M.; Raja Lakshmi K. · Ethnobotanical Leaflets 12: 1108-15. · 2008 · http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl ↩︎Brief notes on the medicinal uses of plants used by the Paliyar Community in southern India.