Commiphora kataf is a species of flowering plant in the family Burseraceae, native to northeastern and eastern tropical Africa, and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.[1] A relative of myrrh, local peoples plant this shrubby tree as a resinous hedge that repels wildlife.[2]
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| Commiphora kataf |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Sapindales |
| Family: |
Burseraceae |
| Genus: |
Commiphora |
| Species: |
C. kataf |
| Binomial name |
Commiphora kataf
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| Synonyms[1] |
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- Amyris kataf Forssk.
- Balsamea erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
- Balsamea kataf (Forssk.) Engl.
- Balsamodendrum kataf (Forssk.) Kunth ex DC.
- Balsamophloeos kataf (Forssk.) O.Berg
- Commiphora allophylla Sprague
- Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
- Commiphora holtziana Engl.
- Commiphora holtziana subsp. microphylla J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora kataf subsp. turkanensis J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora somalensis Engl.
- Hemprichia erythraea Ehrenb.
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