== Other botanical information ==
''Commiphora'' comprises about 200 species and occurs in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and South America. It is most abundant in the drier parts of eastern and southern Africa and in Madagascar. In Madagascar the number of species is estimated at 50. Several species of ''Commiphora'' are important for their gum resins, the best known being myrrh from ''[[Commiphora myrrha]]'' (Nees) Engl. from Somalia and Yemen.
=== ''Commiphora angolensis'' ===