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Commiphora angolensis, also known as sand commiphora or sand corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
| Commiphora angolensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Commiphora |
| Species: | C. angolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Commiphora angolensis Engl., Monogr Phan 4: 24 (1883) | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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The adults and larvae of Diamphidia nigroornata feed on C. angolensis.
The bark of C. angolensis contains condensed tannins and the anthocyanin petunidin-3-rhamnoglucoside.[4]
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