TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Colletia paradoxa, Colletia cruciata

Anchor Plant
Family: Rhamnaceae
Origin: South America
Large shrub 5-10 ft

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Commiphora abyssinica

Myrrh Tree
Family: Burseraceae
Origin: Northeast Africa
Large shrub 5-10 ft

Ethnomedical plant.
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Myrrh is a large shrub (or small tree) indigenous to Northeast Africa, and collected in Southern Arabia and Iran. The part of this plant used medicinally is the resin. Myrrh is referred to in the Bible. Myrrh was used as a wine preservative in the ancient world. It was used by Egyptians in embalming mixtures. It was also used as an aromatic for perfumes, funerals, and insect repellents.

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Commiphora sp.

Commiphora, Velvet(-leaved) Corkwood.
Family: Burseraceae
Origin: Northeast Africa, Arabia
Can be used for bonsai

Commiphora is a genus of flowering plants. It includes about 185 species of trees and shrubs, often armed or thorny.

Species and varieties:

Commiphora abyssinica

Commiphora capensis

Commiphora gileadensis

Commiphora dulcis

Commiphora humbertii

Commiphora kraeuseliana

Commiphora mollis - Velvet Commiphora, Velvet(-leaved) Corkwood.

Commiphora mossambicensis

Commiphora orbicularis

Commiphora ornifolia

Commiphora simplicifolia

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Conostylis aculeata

Prickly Conostylis
Family: Haemodoraceae
Origin: Australia
Small shrub 2-5 ft

Conostylis aculeata is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

This clumping grassy perennial is a lovely groundcover, with heads of yellow buds that open to yellow or white flowers.

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Consolea rubescens, Opuntia rubescens

Road Kill Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Origin: Caribbean
Large shrub 5-10 ft

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