Commiphora angolensis (original) (raw)
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Species of flowering plant
| Commiphora angolensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Commiphora |
| Species: | C. angolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Commiphora angolensisEngl., Monogr Phan 4: 24 (1883) | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
| Balsamea angolensis Hiern_Balsamea longebracteata_ (Engl.) Hiern_Commiphora gossweileri_ Engl.Commiphora kwebensis N. E. Br.Commiphora longebracteata Engl.Commiphora nigrescens Engl.Commiphora olivieri Engl.Commiphora rehmanniana Engl.Commiphora rehmannii Engl. |
Commiphora angolensis, also known as sand commiphora or sand corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
The adults and larvae of Diamphidia nigroornata feed on C. angolensis.
The bark of C. angolensis contains condensed tannins and the anthocyanin petunidin-3-rhamnoglucoside.[4]
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Commiphora angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T146459476A146459478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146459476A146459478.en. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Commiphora angolensis Engl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Chemical study of bark from Commiphora angolensis Engl. Cardoso Do Vale, J., Bol Escola Farm Univ Coimbra Edicao Cient, 1962, volume 3, page 128 (abstract)