Commiphora angolensis

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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]
Balsamea angolensis Hiern Balsamea longebracteata (Engl.) Hiern Commiphora gossweileri Engl. Commiphora kwebensis N. E. Br. Commiphora longebracteata Engl. Commiphora nigrescens Engl. Commiphora olivieri Engl. Commiphora rehmanniana Engl. Commiphora rehmannii Engl.

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]

See also

• List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes