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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Commiphora''<br /> | image = Koeh-019.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = ''Commiphora myrrha''<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Sapindales]]<br /> | familia = [[Burseraceae]]<br /> | genus = '''''Commiphora'''''<br /> | genus_authority = [[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]]<br /> | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]<br /> | subdivision = See text<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Commiphora''''' is a [[genus (biology)|genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s. It includes about 185 species of trees and shrubs, often armed or thorny, native to [[Africa]], [[Arabia]], and the [[Indian subcontinent]].<br /> <br /> ===Uses===<br /> Several of these species produce fragrant [[resin]]s used for [[incense]], [[perfume]], and [[medication]], including [[Myrrh]] (''Commiphora myrrha'') and [[Balsam of Mecca]] (''C. opobalsamum'').<br /> <br /> ==Selected species==<br /> * ''Commiphora africana'' (syn. ''Heudelotia africana''), sometimes identified with ancient [[bdellium]].<br /> * ''Commiphora boranensis<br /> * ''Commiphora caudata<br /> * ''Commiphora corrugata<br /> * ''Commiphora gileadensis'' (syn. ''Commiphora opobalsamum''), producing [[balsam of Mecca]]. <br /> * ''Commiphora habessinica<br /> * ''Commiphora kataf'' (syn. ''Commiphora erythraea''), producing [[bisabol]].<br /> * ''Commiphora madagascariensis<br /> * ''Commiphora mossambicensis<br /> * ''[[myrrh|Commiphora myrrha]]'' (syn. ''Commiphora molmol''), producing [[myrrh]]. <br /> * ''Commiphora schimperi<br /> * ''Commiphora stocksiana'', known in Pakistan as ''bayisa gugal''<br /> * ''Commiphora wightii'' (syn. ''Commiphora mukul''), producing [[Commiphora wightii|gum guggul]], sometimes identified with ancient [[bdellium]].<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&amp;taxon_id=107780 Flora of Pakistan: ''Commiphora'']<br /> *[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2849 GRIN taxonomy: ''Commiphora'']<br /> <br /> [[Category:Burseraceae]]<br /> {{Sapindales-stub}}</div>

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