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Taxon:  Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari



Summary
Genus:
Commiphora
Family:
Burseraceae
Nomen number:
406462
Place of publication:
Bull. Bot. Surv. India 6:327. 1964
Verified:
11/27/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Balsamodendrum wightii Arn.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Balsamodendrum mukul Hook. ex Stocks
Commiphora mukul (Hook. ex Stocks) Engl.
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Reference(s)
  1. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  2. Desmarchelier, C. 2010. Neotropics and natural ingredients for pharmaceuticals: why isn?t South American biodiversity on the crest of the wave? Phytotherapy Res. 24:792.
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  5. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  6. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  7. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Common names
English
Indian bdellium-tree –
India
guggul –
gugul –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanSind 
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan], Pakistan [Sind]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of guggulsteronefide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2, as Commiphora mukul; Wealth India RM 2:313. 1950, as Commiphora mukul; Phytother Res 24:792. 2010Desmarchelier, C. 2010. Neotropics and natural ingredients for pharmaceuticals: why isn?t South American biodiversity on the crest of the wave? Phytotherapy Res. 24:792.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=406462. Accessed 24 April 2025.