{"product_id":"commiphora-cervifolia","title":"Commiphora cervifolia","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e 27°30'S – 29°00'S, 16°10'E – 17°50'E (Type Locality: 8 km South of Vioolsdrif, Northern Cape, South Africa: ~28°46'S, 17°38'E).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Arid Desert Climate (Köppen \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003eBWh\u003c\/i\u003e), localized within the hyper-arid winter-rainfall zone of the Gariep Centre of Endemism and Succulent Karoo biome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e Occurs at elevations between 100 and 1,000 meters above sea level. It grows on hyper-arid rocky slopes, quartzite ridges, and granite rock crevices. Soils are highly drained, coarse sandy\/grit substrates. Annual precipitation in its native range is extremely low, averaging less than 80 mm per year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e A dioecious pachycaul shrub or small succulent tree growing 0.5–3 m tall, with thick stems branching low near ground level. Bark is greyish-green to yellowish-brown with dark patches, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"205\"\u003enon-peeling\u003c\/b\u003e (a key distinction from peeling bark in many other \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"268\"\u003eCommiphora\u003c\/i\u003e species). Leaves are green and trifoliolate with short petioles (2–5 mm long); leaflets are cultrate to narrowly oblanceolate and uniquely, irregularly lobed into staghorn-like shapes with entire margins. Flowers are unisexual, perigynous, and fleshy with glandular calyces. Fruits are glabrous, ellipsoid (~11 × 10 × 6 mm) with a smooth putamen, and completely \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"641\"\u003elack a pseudo-aril\u003c\/b\u003e (distinguishing it from \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"684\"\u003eC. capensis\u003c\/i\u003e, which has rotund, non-lobed leaflets).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Extremely slow-growing pachycaul succulent. Winter-active\/opportunistic grower that drops foliage during extreme summer heat and drought. Reaches up to 3 meters in native habitats, but maintains a compact, swollen, sculptural trunk structure under cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e The specific epithet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003ecervifolia\u003c\/i\u003e derives from Latin \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\"\u003ecervus\u003c\/i\u003e (\"stag\" or \"deer\") and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"92\"\u003efolium\u003c\/i\u003e (\"leaf\"), directly referring to the antler-like, deeply lobed shape of the leaflets. Commonly known as the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"206\"\u003eAntler-leaved Corkwood\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e Formally described in 1971 by South African botanist J.J.A. van der Walt in the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eJournal of South African Botany\u003c\/i\u003e (37:189) based on the holotype specimen \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"172\"\u003eVan der Walt 128\u003c\/i\u003e, collected 8 km south of Vioolsdrif. Endemic to the arid border region along the Gariep (Orange) River between Namibia and South Africa, it is highly sought after by caudiciform and pachycaul collectors for its rare foliage architecture and smooth stem texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W1cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47868822225149,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_4857.jpg?v=1784615840","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/commiphora-cervifolia","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}