Burseraceae
Commiphora

Commiphora mossambicensis (Oliv.) Engl.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 26 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Caprivi Strip. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Coates Palgrave, Trees S. Afr.: 366 (1977).
  • Engl. in DC., Monogr. Phan. 4: 26 (1883).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 176, fig. 34B (1962).
  • Van der Walt in Flora of Southern Africa 18:20 (1986).
  • Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 2: 274, t. 51C (1963).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Kirk [s.n.] Mozambique K000425440 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 16, 1984 Stolz, A. [1725] Tanzania K000425425 Type Yes
Oct 16, 1984 Stolz, A. [1725] Tanzania K000425424 Type Yes
Oct 16, 1984 Stolz, A. [1725] Tanzania K000425426 Type Yes
Oct 16, 1984 Fischer [131] Tanzania K000425423 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Pole-Evans, I.B. [2576] Botswana K000285576 No
Jan 1, 1959 Kirk [s.n.] Mozambique K000425439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Pole-Evans, I.B. [323331] Botswana K000285575 No
Leach, L.C.; Noel, A.R.A. [6] Botswana K000285577 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5048] Zimbabwe K000285578 Yes

Sources

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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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