Commiphora

Translingual

Commiphora wightii

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi, “gum”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”).

Proper noun

Commiphora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Burseraceae – many subtropical arid zone species, including the myrrhs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Burseraceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Commiphora africana (= Heudelotia africana), Commiphora boranensis, Commiphora caudata, Commiphora corrugata, Commiphora gileadensis (= C. opobalsamum), Commiphora guidottii (= C. sessiliflora), Commiphora habessinica, Commiphora kataf (= C. erythraea), Commiphora madagascariensis, Commiphora mossambicensis, Commiphora myrrha (= C. molmol), Commiphora schimperi, Commiphora wightii (guggul; = C. mukul) (species)

Descendants

• → Russian: комми́фора (kommífora)

See also

• bdellium

References

• Commiphora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Commiphora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Commiphora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Commiphora at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Commiphora at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Commiphora at USDA Plants database