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Common Names
Samudraguggul
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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.
FAMILY
Burseraceae Kunth
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Commiphora Jacq.
SPECIES
myrrha (Nees) Engl. A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 4:12. 1883
Plant Description
It has a small tree that attains a height of 10 feet. Its stem extricates an extract which is called as myrrh or bol. It is of reddish brown or yellowish in texture and is bind together. It is aromatous and is bitter in taste. The main trunk is gray in color and is thik in appearance. The branches are attaché to main trunk at almost at an angle of 90 degree. The leaves are toothed and are divided into a pair having oval leaflets and a bigger terminal leaflet. Flower is of red or yellow in color. Fruit is oval in shape and is tapering at the apex.
*Description source: Not verified.