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Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari

GRIP Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari



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
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka], Pakistan [Sind]
Economic Uses
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 16 May 2025.