Commiphora kua
A species in the Burseraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Commiphora
- Species
- Commiphora kua
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1984
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Commiphora kua. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
30 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amyris kafalName author: Forssk.
- Balsamea abyssinicaName author: Engl.
- Balsamea habessinicaName author: (O.Berg) Engl.
- Balsamodendrum abyssinicumName author: Engl.
- Balsamodendrum africanum var. habessinicumName author: (O.Berg) Oliv.
- Balsamodendrum habessinicaName author: O.Berg
- Balsamodendrum habessinicumName author: O.Berg
- Balsamodendrum kafalName author: (Forssk.) Kunth ex DC.
- Balsamodendrum kuaName author: R.Br. ex Royle
- Balsamus kafalName author: (Forssk.) Stackh.
- Commiphora abyssinicaName author: (Engl.) Engl.
- Commiphora assaortensisName author: Chiov.
- Commiphora atramentariaName author: Chiov.
- Commiphora bruceaeName author: Chiov.
- Commiphora candidulaName author: Sprague
- Commiphora crenulataName author: (A.Terracc.) Chiov.
- Commiphora dancaliensisName author: Chiov.
- Commiphora ellenbeckiiName author: Engl.
- Commiphora flavifloraName author: Engl.
- Commiphora gowlelloName author: Sprague
- Commiphora gracilispinaName author: J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora habessinicaName author: (O.Berg) Engl.
- Commiphora habessinica subsp. tanganyikensisName author: J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora habessinica var. crenulataName author: A.Terracc.
- Commiphora habessinica var. simplicifoliaName author: Schweinf.
- Commiphora incisaName author: Chiov.
- Commiphora kua var. gowlelloName author: (Sprague) J.B.Gillett
- Commiphora lindensisName author: Engl.
- Commiphora salubrisName author: Engl.
- Commiphora subsessilifoliaName author: Engl.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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