Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Burseraceae - Myrrh family

Literature

Wild, H. (1963) Burseraceae FZ 2(1)

Description of the family

Trees or shrubs, sometimes spiny. Stipules 0. Leaves (in ours) alternate, imparipinnate or 1-2-foliolate, often congested at branch ends. Flowers unisexual or (rarely) bisexual. Ovary superior, 2-5-locular. Fruit a drupe.

Worldwide: 17 genera and 540 species, tropics, especially America and NE Africa.

More sample images from the Burseraceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Commiphora africana

Commiphora karibensis

Commiphora mollis

Commiphora tenuipetiolata

Commiphora zanzibarica

Links to genera: (1) View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Commiphora Jacq.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Burseraceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Burseraceae page
Flora of Mozambique: Burseraceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Burseraceae
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