Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Sapindales

Burseraceae - Myrrh family

Troupin, G. (1958) Burseraceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume VII 132-146

Wild, H. (1963) Burseraceae Flora Zambesiaca 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.

Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 17 taxa.

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Genus	Content
Commiphora Jacq.	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Burseraceae
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Burseraceae
Wikipedia: Burseraceae
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Tropicos: Burseraceae