Burseraceae FAMILY

Commiphora kua

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Commiphora kua is a shrub or small tree with a smooth bark and branches that are often spiny[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. It grows up to about 5 metres tall[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. A gum resin obtained from the plant is used medicinally and in perfumes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern tropical Africa - Botswana to Somalia, through Arabia to India.

HabitatLakeshore thicket or in the undergrowth of forest patches[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ].