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Burseraceae FAMILY

Commiphora eminii

Commiphora eminii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Commiphora eminii is a tree usually growing from 5 - 18 metres tall, with occasional specimens up to 22 metres. The bole is often fluted[ 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. ]. The branches have a somewhat weeping habit[ 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is grown as a boundary hedge, shade crop and as a support for yam 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique.
HabitatRocky hills in deciduous woodland or thickets; dry evergreen and semi-evergreen forest and forest margins; limestone rocks; lake-shore thicket; riparian forest; rocky hills with Brachystegia spp.; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 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. ].