Commiphora pterocarpa

Botanical Description

Commiphora pterocarpa is a shrub or small tree growing up to 15 metres tall. Although not of particularly good quality, the wood is commonly harvested from the wild for local use in Madagascar because of its abundance and its well-shaped bole[ 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. ].