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Accession Data:

Commiphora gileadensis (L.) C.Chr.

  • Common Name: Arabian balsam tree
  • Family: Burseraceae Kunth

  • Country of Origin: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500139
  • Source: Jerusalem Botanic Gardens Index Seminum 2015
  • Accession Date: 11-13-2015
  • Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-14-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Sapindales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Burseraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Oman / Saudi Arabia / Yemen

    References (external):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 13 November 2015.
    2. Commiphora gileadensis at Wikipedia. Last accessed 13 November 2015.

    data regenerated on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:45:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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    Current Accessions in the Burseraceae

    • Bursera fagaroides
    • Bursera hindsiana
    • Bursera microphylla
    • Bursera schlechtendalii
    • Bursera simaruba
    • Commiphora gileadensis
    • Commiphora sp.
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
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    = accession added within past 90 days
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