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