Commiphora wightii

Botanical Description

Commiphora wightii is a much-branched, spiny, deciduous shrub growing up to 6 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. A gum-resin obtained from the stems is widely used medicinally, as an incense, in perfumery etc. The tree is sometimes cultivated for its gum. The tree is so heavily exploited in the wild that populations, especially in the south of its range, are being reduced. The Government of India has banned export of the gum in order to try and conserve stocks. The plant was at one time classified 'Vulnerable', but the current classification is 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].