Burseraceae FAMILY

Commiphora angolensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Commiphora angolensis is a many-stemmed shrub or small tree growing from 0.5 - 7.5 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of water and of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatKalahari sands, where it grows with Baikiaea plurijuga and in Colophospermum mopane woodland; at elevations up to 1,280 metres[ 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. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].