Commiphora harveyi Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Commiphora

Characteristics

Dioecious tree 4-18 m tall; bark peeling in large brown papery pieces or in thicker discs; young branchlets fluted and with a few very short hairs. Leaves pinnate, 2-3-jugate, occasionally trifoliolate, with a few very short hairs, green; petiole 10-60 mm long; leaflets lanceolate to elliptic to ovate; petiolules 5-15 mm long; margins crenate-serrate to coarsely crenate-serrate, apex acute, base cuneate, terminal leaflet up to 80 x 30 mm, lateral leaflets up to 60 x 25 mm. Inflorescence: axillary paniculate cymes. Flowers unisexual, hypogynous. Pedicel 2-3 mm long, pedicel and calyx with a few very short hairs. Disc 4-lobed, not adnate to perianth. Stamens 8. Fruit subglobose, ±14 x 12 x 12 mm, glabrous, putamen smooth; pseudo-aril light red, with 4 arms, 2 commissural arms reaching almost to apex of putamen, 2 facial arms of variable length but shorter.
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Medium to large tree, 4-8 m high; bark peeling into large, coppery, papery flakes. Leaves alternate, trifoliolate, 2-or 3-jugate. Leaflets broadly lanceolate, apex acute, margins crenate-serrate, sparsely pubescent. Inflorescences axillary paniculate cymes; conspicuous bracts up to 6 mm long. Flowers small, green to yellow, unisexual, hypogynous, pedicel 2-3 mm long, pedicel and calyx sparsely pubescent; bracteoles up to 3 mm long. Disc 4-lobed, not adnate to perianth. Stamens 8. Flowering time Oct.-Dec. Fruit a subglobose drupe, 2-valved, glabrous, putamen (endocarp) smooth; pseudo-aril light red, with 4 arms, 2 long commisurate and two short facial arms.
A small tree. It grows 4-18 m high. The bark is yellowish. It peels off in thin papery sheets. The leaves have 3 to 5 leaflets. The leaflets are well spaced and oval. They taper to the tip. There are some teeth. The leaves are 6 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The flowers are small and in clusters in slender flower arrangements. The fruit are round and pointed and 1 cm long.
Tree, up to 18 m high. Bark usually peeling in large brown papery pieces. Leaves and young branches glabrous. Leaves imparipinnate or 3-foliolate; lamina up to 150 mm long; leaflets oblanceolate, lanceolate or elliptic to ovate, margins crenate serrate. Flowers yellowish green.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 18.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The very soft heartwood is chewed.
Uses animal food food material medicinal wood
Edible stems
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Images

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Distribution

Commiphora harveyi world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Conservation status

Commiphora harveyi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127682-1
WFO ID wfo-0000617304
COL ID XG62
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Synonyms

Commiphora harveyi Balsamea harveyi Protium africanum