Commiphora hodai Sprague

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Commiphora

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 6 m tall. It is spiny. The bark peels on small flakes. The leaves have 1-3 leaflets. The middle leaflets is 0.7-2.5 cm long by 0.3-1.5 cm wide. The side leaflets are smaller. The flower petals are dark red. The fruit is oval and has a beak. They are 12-17 mm long by 8-11 mm wide.
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows between 135-980 m above sea level.
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Uses material medicinal
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Distribution

Commiphora hodai world distribution map, present in Ethiopia and Somalia

Conservation status

Commiphora hodai threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127687-1
WFO ID wfo-0000617310
COL ID XG67
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Synonyms

Commiphora hodai