Burseraceae FAMILY

Commiphora edulis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Commiphora edulis is a shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 10 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of resin and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast Africa - Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Botswana, Mozambique and S. Africa.

HabitatDeciduous shrubland at elevations from 450 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ]. In thicket or mixed woodland or bush in the hotter and drier areas of southern Africa[ 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. ].