Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora)

Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) green buds close up against a clear blue sky
Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) buds emerging from thin wooden stems against a blue sky

Botanical names: Commiphora mossambicensis, Commiphora fischeri

Common name: Pepper-leaved Commiphora

Family: Burseraceae

Origin: Africa

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-10

Small tree 10-20 ftPlant form: Small tree
Plant mature sizeMature height: 10-20 ft
Full sunSun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor
Cold toleranceCold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryWatering: Moderate
Suitable forSuitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Deciduous plantFoliage: Deciduous
Fragrant plantFragrance: Fragrant; perfume plant
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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 mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora)


Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) green leaves close up on dark brown textured tree bark
Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) young green foliage growing alongside rough dark brown woody tree bark
Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) green leaves sprouting from the textured brown tree trunk close up.
Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) young green leaves emerging directly from the textured brown bark surface.
Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) tree trunk with peeling copper bark close up plant image
Commiphora mossambicensis (Pepper-leaved Commiphora) trunk skin with strips of copper and tan colored bark.


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