Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Commiphora

Family:

Burseraceae

Nomen number:

402550

Place of publication:

A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 4:12. 1883

Verified:

11/27/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Balsamodendrum myrrha Nees

Autonym(s)

Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. var. myrrha

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl.
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. var. molmol Engl.

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Reference(s)

Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Cufodontis, G. 1956. Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae. Spermatophyta. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 26:389. Note: mentions
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: mentions
Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Personal Care Products Council. INCI
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Common names

English
African myrrh –
herabol myrrh –
myrrh –
Somali myrrh –
French
myrrhe –
German
Myrrhe –
Italian
mirra –
Spanish
mirra –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya		n.e.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia		e.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen

Native
Africa

Asia-Temperate

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Food additives	flavoring		Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materials	essential oils	in pharmacy & perfumery	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materials	gum/resin	in pharmacy & perfumery	Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines	folklore		Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.