{"product_id":"commiphora-kataf","title":"Commiphora kataf","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\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\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates (Type Locality Range):\u003c\/b\u003e ~14°00'N – 16°30'N, 43°00'E – 45°30'E (Syntypes collected in Yemen by P. Forsskål). Species native distribution range spans ~5°S to 18°N, 36°E to 54°E (Northeast\/East Tropical Africa across to the southwestern Arabian Peninsula).\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\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Hot Desert Climate (Köppen \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"51\"\u003eBWh\u003c\/i\u003e) to Hot Semi-Arid Climate (Köppen \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"89\"\u003eBSh\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e Altitude ranging from 15 m to 1,900 m above sea level. Native to \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"90\"\u003eAcacia-Commiphora\u003c\/i\u003e deciduous bushlands, dry coastal thickets, and rocky limestone or volcanic slopes. Thrives in well-drained red sandy soils, rocky gravel, or black cotton soils exposed to low annual rainfall (100–400 mm) with pronounced dry seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e An unarmed (spineless) pachycaul tree or shrub growing up to 3–10 meters tall. Diagnostic for its striking smooth, chalky-white to silver-grey outer bark that peels away in large paper-thin sheets, revealing a photosynthetic, glossy blue-green to emerald under-bark. Leaves are predominantly trifoliolate (3 leaflets) borne on short spur shoots, with obovate to broadly elliptic leaflets featuring distinctly crenate-dentate margins. Tissues yield a fragrant, sticky oleo-gum-resin (historically associated with opopanax\/bisabol) upon incision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Strong summer-active grower with a thick, water-storing pachycaul trunk (30–50 cm in diameter). Deciduous during dry periods or low winter temperatures (drops leaves completely below 10°C–12°C). Moderate to fast growth rate in active season; forms a highly branched, swollen architectural trunk ideal for containerized caudiciform culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1,0,0\"\u003eGenus \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\"\u003eCommiphora\u003c\/i\u003e: From Ancient Greek \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"37\"\u003ekómmi\u003c\/i\u003e (gum\/resin) and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003ephorós\u003c\/i\u003e (bearing\/carrying), referring to the characteristic aromatic resin produced by species in this genus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1,1,0\"\u003eSpecies epithet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003ekataf\u003c\/i\u003e: Derived from \"Katāf\" (كتاف) or \"Qatāf,\" the local Arabic vernacular name recorded in Yemen for this resinous tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e First gathered and described by the Swedish naturalist Pehr (Peter) Forsskål during the Danish Expedition to Arabia Felix in 1763 (originally published as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"175\"\u003eAmyris kataf\u003c\/i\u003e). Indigenous populations along the Red Sea and Horn of Africa have harvested its aromatic resin for centuries as incense, traditional remedies, and natural livestock pest repellents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.2754|W0.5cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47863516561661,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.2752|W0.5cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47863516594429,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.379|W0.5cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47863516627197,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.2313|W0.5cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47863516659965,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W0.5cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47862828957949,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_5635.jpg?v=1784540716","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/commiphora-kataf","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}