Burseraceae
Commiphora
Commiphora edulis

Commiphora edulis subsp. holosericea (Engl.) J.B.Gillett

First published in Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Burserac.: 67 (1991)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Kenya to NE. Tanzania. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gillett, J.B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Burseraceae: 1-94.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 8, 1985 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2364] Tanzania K000354055 No
Aug 27, 1984 Gillett, J.B.; Gachathi, F.N. [2066] Kenya K000354061 No
Aug 27, 1984 Gillett, J.B. [13670] Kenya K000354064 No
Aug 27, 1984 Engler [1563] Tanzania K000425419 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 27, 1984 Dale, I.R. [710] Kenya K000354058 No
Aug 27, 1984 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [94] Kenya K000354068 No
Aug 27, 1984 Gillett, J.B. [13378] Kenya K000354059 No
Aug 27, 1984 Gillett, J.B. [12978] Kenya K000354060 Yes
Aug 27, 1984 Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4202] Kenya K000354069 No
Aug 27, 1984 Richards, H.M. [21917] Tanzania K000354057 No
Aug 27, 1984 Bogdan, A.V. [2223] Kenya K000354065 No
Aug 27, 1984 Verdcourt, B. [1113] Kenya K000354067 Yes
Aug 27, 1984 Newbould, J.G.B. [3252] Kenya K000354063 No
Aug 27, 1984 Burtt, B.D. [5447] Tanzania K000354054 No
Aug 27, 1984 Thomas, D. [1217] Kenya K000354066 No
Aug 27, 1984 Gillett, J.B. [21317] Kenya K000354062 No
Aug 27, 1984 Engler [1968] Kenya K000425421 Holotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2364] Tanzania K:SPC-21890.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0