Burseraceae FAMILY
Commiphora rostrata
Commiphora rostrata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
Growth—
A plant of drier areas in the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,050 metres. It is found naturally in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 150 - 600mm[1]. Plants can tolerate some frost[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].
Propagation
Seed - Stem cuttings. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Commiphora+rostrata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]Traditional African Vegetables — Guarino L. (Editor) · International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; Rome, Italy. · 1995 · ISBN 92-9043-322-1 ↩︎The proceedings of the IPGRI International Workshop on Genetic Resources of Traditional Vegetables in Africa: Conservation and Use 29-31 August 1995, ICRAF-HQ, Nairobi, Kenya