Commiphora mossambicensis, Commiphora fischeri

Pepper-leaved Commiphora
Family: Burseraceae
Origin: Africa
Small tree 10-20 ft

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Small deciduous unarmed tree. Bark smooth pinkish-grey to brown, sometimes peeling. Leaves aromatic, 3-foliolate, occasionally 5-foliolate; leaflets large, broadly ovate to almost circular, light green and shiny with minute golden glands. Flowers small, creamy-yellow to pinkish-red in axillary branched heads with conspicuous leafy bracts.

Similar plants:

Commiphora abyssinica (Myrrh Tree)
Commiphora gileadensis, Commiphora opobalsamum (Balm of Gilead, Mecca Myrrh )
Commiphora humbertii (Commiphora)
Commiphora orbicularis (Commiphora)
Commiphora sp. (Commiphora, Velvet(-leaved) Corkwood.)

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