Zebra-barked commiphora
Commiphora viminea

Family: Burseraceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows up to 6 m high. The bark is greenish-yellow and striped with black bands across it. The leaves have 2-6 pairs of leaflets with one at the end. The leaflets are 6 cm long by 3 cm wide. The flowers are small and yellowish. The occur in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and 1.3 cm long and 0.7 cm across. They become reddish-brown. The stone has a 3-4 lobed fleshy aril.

There are about 165 Commiphora species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It occurs in low altitude, hot, dry areas.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Onangwi

Synonyms

Commiphora merkeri Engl.;