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Commiphora Jacq.

This genus name was first published in Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 66 (1797)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009054.

Literature

Statistics

Status Total %
■ synonym 249 56%
■ accepted 181 41%
■ unplaced 14 3%
Total 444

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Synonyms of Commiphora

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Balsamea Gled. Berl. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Schr. 3: 127 (1782) wfo-4000003983
Balsamodendrum Kunth Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 2: 348 (1824) wfo-4000003990
Balsamophloeos O.Berg Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 20: 163 (1862) wfo-4000003992
Balsamus Stackh. De Liban : 11 (1814) wfo-4000003994
Bdellium Baill. ex Laness. Pl. Util. Col. Franç. : 815 (1886) wfo-4000004262
Hemprichia Ehrenb. Linnaea 4: 396 (1829) wfo-4000017462
Heudelotia A.Rich. Fl. Seneg. Tent. : 150 (1831) wfo-4000017803
Hitzera Klotzsch Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 89 (1861) wfo-4000018007
Neomangenotia J.-F.Leroy Adansonia , n.s., 16: 198 (1976) wfo-4000025761
Protionopsis Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 229 (1850) wfo-4000031256
Spondiopsis Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 243 (1895) wfo-4000036165
Niotoutt Adans. Hist. Nat. Sénégal , Engl. ed.: 162 (1759) wfo-4000045114
Balessam Bruce Select Spec. Nat. Hist. 5: t. 25 (1790) wfo-4100003649

Species in Commiphora ( showing species 1 to 10 of 181)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Commiphora acuminata Mattick Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 656 (1935) wfo-0000617155
Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Engl. Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 14 (1883) wfo-0001328094
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Heudelotia africana A.Rich. Fl. Seneg. Tent. : 150 (1831) wfo-0000721760
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora cakiicola Engl. – wfo-0001218964
Commiphora alata Chiov. Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 42 (1916) wfo-0000617167
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora agar Chiov. Fl. Somala 2: 119 (1932) wfo-0000617165
Commiphora alaticaulis J.B.Gillett & Vollesen Kew Bull. 40(1): 52 (1985) wfo-0000617168
Commiphora anacardiifolia Dinter & Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48(3-4): 475 (1912) wfo-0000617171
Commiphora andranovoryensis Phillipson, Raharim., A.Weeks & Gostel Syst. Bot. 41(4): 1006 (2016) wfo-0001315379
Commiphora angolensis Engl. Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 4: 24 (1883) wfo-0000617177
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Balsamea angolensis Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 124 (1896) wfo-0000558816
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora kwebensis N.E.Br. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 98 (1909) wfo-0000617334
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora nigrescens Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 148 (1910) wfo-0000617388
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora olivieri Engl. Monogr. Phan. 4: 24 (1883) wfo-0000617395
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora rehmanniana Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 255 (1896) wfo-0000617431
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Commiphora rehmannii Engl. Monogr. Phan. 4: 15 (1883) wfo-0000617432
Commiphora angustefoliolata Mendes Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 28: 137 (1964) wfo-0000617179
Commiphora ankaranensis (J.-F.Leroy) Cheek & Rakot. Taxon 40(2): 235 (1991): (1991) wfo-0000617180
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Neomangenotia ankaranensis J.-F.Leroy Adansonia , n.s., 16: 198 (1976) wfo-0001083694
Commiphora antunesii Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. IV. 255 wfo-0000617181
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 15)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Commiphora:

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Endl. Monogr. Phan. 4: 14 1883 — wfo-0000617158
Commiphora angustefoliolata Mendes Bol. Soc. Brot. , sér. 2, 28: 137 (1964) wfo-0001328095
Commiphora berardelli Chiov. Atti Reale Accad. Italia, Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. 11: 22 (1940) wfo-0001328096
Commiphora chariensis A.Chev. Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 51 (1913), nomen. wfo-0001350869
Commiphora crenato-serrata Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 140 (1894) wfo-0001328098
Commiphora cuneaphylla Chiov. ex Guid. Rivista Ital. Essenze Profumi 13: 233 (1931) wfo-0000617237
Commiphora daro Boiteau Bull. Acad. Malgache , n.s., 26: 176 (1947) wfo-0000617244
Commiphora laxicymigera H.Perrier Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 18: 281 (1944) wfo-0000617338
Commiphora longebracteata Engl. Monogr. Phan. 4: 19 (1883) wfo-0001328100
Commiphora mollis F.Hoffm. Beitr. Fl. Centr.-Ost-Afr. : 21 (1889) wfo-0000617365