Commiphora kataf

Commiphora kataf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Commiphora
Species:	C. kataf
Binomial name
	Commiphora kataf; (Forssk.) Engl.
Synonyms
	List Amyris kataf Forssk.; Balsamea erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.; Balsamea kataf (Forssk.) Engl.; Balsamodendrum kataf (Forssk.) Kunth ex DC.; Balsamophloeos kataf (Forssk.) O.Berg; Commiphora allophylla Sprague; Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.; Commiphora holtziana Engl.; Commiphora holtziana subsp. microphylla J.B.Gillett; Commiphora kataf subsp. turkanensis J.B.Gillett; Commiphora somalensis Engl.; Hemprichia erythraea Ehrenb.; ;

Commiphora kataf is a species of flowering plant in the family Burseraceae, native to northeastern and eastern tropical Africa, and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.^[1] A relative of myrrh, local peoples plant this shrubby tree as a resinous hedge that repels wildlife.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ Tesfaye Tole, Tegene; Teferra Saifu, Yeshi (2019). "Phytochemical investigation of Withania somnifera and Commiphora kataf" (PDF). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 8 (3): 2958–2964. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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[POWO_127698-1-1] "Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[2] Tesfaye Tole, Tegene; Teferra Saifu, Yeshi (2019). "Phytochemical investigation of Withania somnifera and Commiphora kataf" (PDF). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 8 (3): 2958–2964. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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Commiphora kataf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Commiphora
Species:	C. kataf
Binomial name
*Commiphora kataf* (Forssk.) Engl.
Synonyms^[1]
List Amyris kataf Forssk. Balsamea erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl. Balsamea kataf (Forssk.) Engl. Balsamodendrum kataf (Forssk.) Kunth ex DC. Balsamophloeos kataf (Forssk.) O.Berg Commiphora allophylla Sprague Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl. Commiphora holtziana Engl. Commiphora holtziana subsp. microphylla J.B.Gillett Commiphora kataf subsp. turkanensis J.B.Gillett Commiphora somalensis Engl. Hemprichia erythraea Ehrenb.