Burseraceae
Commiphora

Commiphora kua (R.Br. ex Royle) Vollesen

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 4: 37 (1984)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to Zambia, S. Arabian Peninsula. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gillett, J.B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Burseraceae: 1-94.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1963). Flora Zambesiaca 2(1): 1-351. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Vollesen in Fl. Eth. 3: 473 (1988).
  • Vollesen in Nordic Journ. Bot. 4: 37 (1984)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ellenbeck [2031] Somalia K000199657 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kenya Commiphora lindensis K:SPC-25920.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1918] Tanzania Commiphora lindensis K:SPC-16514.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3265] Tanzania Commiphora lindensis K:SPC-21891.000 No
Faulkner, H. [3214] Tanzania Commiphora lindensis K:SPC-22756.000 No
Faulkner, H [2417] Tanzania Commiphora lindensis K:SPC-23395.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [495] Kenya Commiphora lindensis K:SPC-24918.000 No
Jul 30, 1982 Drake-Brockman, R.E. [799] Somalia Commiphora incisa K000199658 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1683] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K000425365 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1683] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K000425366 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1683] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K000425370 Isosyntype Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [525] Saudi Arabia Commiphora habessinica K000199631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4796] Yemen Commiphora habessinica K:SPC-45250.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [920] Saudi Arabia Commiphora habessinica K000199632 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1359] Ethiopia Commiphora habessinica K000199661 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1359] Ethiopia Commiphora habessinica K000199660 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1027] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K:SPC-25217.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1275] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K:SPC-24835.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1310] Saudi Arabia Commiphora habessinica K000199633 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1310] Saudi Arabia Commiphora habessinica K000199634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2363] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K:SPC-21889.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12658] Kenya Commiphora habessinica K:SPC-30157.000 No
Stolz, A. [1769] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K000425367 Isosyntype Yes
Stolz, A. [1769] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K000425369 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1769] Tanzania Commiphora habessinica K000425368 Type Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4102] Somalia Commiphora bruceae K000199618 Type Yes
Apr 4, 1986 Gillett, J.B. [4311] Somalia Commiphora gracilispina K000199616 Type Yes
Engler [1910] Kenya Commiphora subsessilifolia K000425371 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1239] Zambia Commiphora salubris K:SPC-16038.000 No
Drake-Brockman, R.E. [800] Somalia Commiphora kua var. gowlello K000199656 Type Yes
Aug 25, 1982 Burtt, B.D. [6017] Commiphora habessinica subsp. tanganyikensis K000425363 Holotype Yes
Aug 25, 1982 Burtt, B.D. [6017] Commiphora habessinica subsp. tanganyikensis K000425364 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0