Burseraceae – Page 2

Manila Elemi

Basic Information Common Name: Manila ElemiScientific Name: Canarium luzonicumNative Habitat: Philippines (specifically Luzon and surrounding islands), tropical rainforests. History / Discovery / Cultivator The history

Kedondong

Basic Information Common Name: Kedondong (also known as Java Almond, Galip Nut) Scientific Name: Canarium commune Native Habitat: Tropical forests of Southeast Asia, particularly prevalent

Canarium schweinfurthii

Basic Information Common Name: Canarium schweinfurthiiScientific Name: Canarium schweinfurthiiNative Habitat: Primarily found in tropical Africa, spanning a wide range from West Africa (including countries like

Canarium strictum

Basic Information Common Name: Canarium strictum Scientific Name: Canarium strictum Native Habitat: Native to the hilly regions of South India, particularly the Western Ghats and

Canarium zeylanicum

Basic Information Common Name: Canarium zeylanicum Scientific Name: Canarium zeylanicum Native Habitat: Sri Lanka, Southern India (typically in moist, evergreen to semi-evergreen forests) History /

Canarium decumanum

Basic Information Common Name: Canarium decumanumScientific Name: Canarium decumanumNative Habitat: Southeast Asia, particularly found in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea. It thrives

Commiphora

Basic Information Common Name: CommiphoraScientific Name: CommiphoraNative Habitat: Primarily arid and semi-arid regions of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India. History / Discovery / Cultivator

Myrrh Tree

Basic Information Common Name: Myrrh TreeScientific Name: Commiphora myrrhaNative Habitat: Arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia) and northeastern Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia,

African Myrrh

Basic Information Common Name: African Myrrh Scientific Name: Commiphora africana Native Habitat: Southern and Eastern Africa, stretching from South Africa northwards through Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique,

Opopanax

Basic Information Common Name: Opopanax Scientific Name: Commiphora guidottii Native Habitat: Native to Eastern Africa, primarily found in the arid and semi-arid regions of Ethiopia,