Commiphora socotrana

Commiphora socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the incense tree family Burseraceae, native to Socotra.^[2] A shrub or small tree, it is dominant in the laakam myrrh tree shrubland and is found in many other woodland and shrubland biotopes.^[3]

Commiphora socotrana
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Commiphora
Species:	C. socotrana
Binomial name
Commiphora socotrana (Balf.f.) Engl.
Synonyms[2]
Balsamodendrum socotranum Balf.f.