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Taxon:  Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C. Chr.



Summary
Genus:
Commiphora
Family:
Burseraceae
Nomen number:
406466
Place of publication:
Dansk Bot. Ark. 4(3):18. 1922
Verified:
11/27/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Amyris gileadensis L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amyris opobalsamum L.
Commiphora opobalsamum (L.) Engl.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boulos, L. 1999-. Flora of Egypt
  3. Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Hepper, F. N. & I. Friis. 1994. The plants of Pehr Forsskal's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. 90.
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  8. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  9. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  10. Vollesen, K. 1984. Studies in Burseraceae of northeastern Africa. Kew Bull. 40:66. Note: mentions
  11. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Common names
English
balm-of-Gilead –
Mecca myrrh –
Swedish
mekkabalsamträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaDjibouti  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia e.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan n.e.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt s.e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOmanAl Batinah North 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (s.e.)
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia (e.), Sudan (n.e.), Somalia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North], Saudi Arabia (w.), Yemen
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsgum/resinused in incense & perfumery, as Commiphora opobalsamUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinesfolkloreas Commiphora opobalsamUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
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=406466. Accessed 24 April 2025.