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<big>''[[Commiphora pterocarpa]]'' H.Perrier</big>
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:Protologue: Mém. Mus. natl. Hist. nat., Paris n.s. 18: 282–283 (1944).
== Description ==
*Dioecious shrub or small tree up to 15 m tall; bark with annular appearance. *Leaves alternate, often clustered at tips of branches, up to 30 cm long, imparipinnately compound, with (7–)9 leaflets, glabrous; rachis finely grooved, whitish; petiolules thin, lateral ones 15–25 mm long; leaflets orbicular or broadly ovate, 3–4.5 cm × 2.5–3.5 cm, base rounded, apex acuminate with acumen c. 1.5 cm long, pinnately veined with 5–7 pairs of lateral veins. *Inflorescence an axillary spike with flowers in fascicles. *Flowers unisexual, regular, small. Infructescences a few together on twigs below the leaves. *Fruit a compressed ovoid drupe 1.5–2 cm long, winged, dehiscent with 2 valves, with stone c. 12 mm long, covered by false aril at base. Fruiting of ''Commiphora pterocarpa'' is in December.
== Other botanical information ==
Fruiting of ''Commiphora pterocarpa'' is in December.
''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.
== Author(s) ==
* M. Brink , PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
== Correct citation of this article ==
Brink, M., 2008. '''Commiphora pterocarpa''' H.Perrier. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Louppe, D., Oteng-Amoako, A.A. & Brink, M. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
