Scientific Name : Commiphora Jacq
Synonym :
Common Name : South-Indian Commiphora
Plant Family : Burseraceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to May
Flower Colour : Reddis yellow
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Green, reddish brown, peeling off in white flakes, armed, shiny
Leaves: Ovate, entire, shiny, glabrous, leathery, trifoliate, entire margin, petioles long
Flowers: Tiny, bracteate, bracteolate, sepals triangular, petals tubular
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruits: Globular
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, TL
Distribution Range : India, Sri Lanka.
Uses : Dry exudates called myrrh used as incense, in making perfumes, also for making medicines
Traditionally used to cure arithritis and inflammations.
Used as timber and as live fencing material
