ON THIS PLANT
Commiphora kua, sometimes known as Abyssinian myrrh or the Yemen myrrh, is a plant native to northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, including Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Oman and Yemen. It was first described as Balsamodendrum kua in 1847, and has many botanical synonyms. It can be recognised by its simple, serrate leaves and by the pseudo aril, covering the seed, which has four almost linear arm-like lobes.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Commiphora
- Family
- Burseraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Myrrh
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