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Commiphora eminii

Commiphora eminii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

A plant of the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 300 - 1,000mm[1]. Succeeds in sandy soils and in clay soils[1]. A fairly fast-growing plant[1]. Responds well to coppicing and pollarding[1]. The leaves are highly aromatic and resinous[2].

Propagation

Seed - Large cuttings[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Commiphora+eminii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Indigenous multipurpose trees of Tanzania. — Hines. D.A. & Eckman. K. · 1993 · ISBN 0-9697075-0-9 ↩︎A simple handbook with information on over 50 species of trees found in Tanzania giving details of environmental requirements, cultivation needs, uses etc. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
  3. [3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
  4. [4]Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. — Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D · Frontier · http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm · ISBN 1-873070-33-0 ↩︎A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet.
  5. [5]Inventory of Plants used in Traditional Medicine in Tanzania. Part 1. — Hedberg I. & Hedberg O. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 1982 ↩︎Basic traditional medicinal uses of a range of plants from Tanzania.