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Commiphora schimperi

Commiphora schimperi, also known as glossy-leaved corkwood, is a tree species in the genus Commiphora. It is native eastern and southern Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula, from Sudan and Yemen in the north to Botswana and northern South Africa in the south.

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Glossy-leaved corkwood
Leaf and bark of C. schimperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Commiphora
Species:
C. schimperi
Binomial name
Commiphora schimperi
(O.Berg) Engl. (1883)
Synonyms2
  • Balsamea schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. (1880)
  • Balsamodendron schimperi O.Berg (1862)
  • Commiphora arussensis Engl. (1904)
  • Commiphora betschuanica Engl. (1910)1
  • Commiphora buraensis Engl. (1904)
  • Commiphora flabellulifera Chiov. (1916)
  • Commiphora neumannii Engl. (1904)
  • Commiphora resiniflua Martelli (1886)
  • Commiphora trothae Engl. (1899)

Commiphora schimperi, also known as glossy-leaved corkwood, is a tree species in the genus Commiphora. It is native eastern and southern Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula, from Sudan and Yemen in the north to Botswana and northern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces) in the south.21

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References

  1. Hyde, Mark A.; Wursten, Bart T.; Ballings, Petra; Coates Palgrave, Meg. "Commiphora schimperi (O. Berg) Engl". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2023.