{"product_id":"commiphora-kraeuseliana","title":"Commiphora kraeuseliana","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates (Type Locality):\u003c\/b\u003e Approx. 21°10'S, 14°35'E (Tsisab Valley mouth, Brandberg Massif, Erongo Region, Northwestern Namibia; Elevation: ~550–800 m a.s.l.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Hot Desert Climate (Köppen: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003eBWh\u003c\/i\u003e), hyper-arid to semi-arid tropical desert fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e Restricted to granite inselbergs (kopjes), rocky quartzite slopes, and arid gravel washes. Receives sparse, highly unpredictable annual precipitation (under 100 mm\/year), primarily from sporadic summer storms, under high solar radiation and extreme diurnal temperature variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\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\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/b\u003e Unique within the genus \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"33\"\u003eCommiphora\u003c\/i\u003e; possesses highly dissected, multi-pinnate, fern- or fennel-like linear leaf segments that form delicate bright green tufts at branch tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabit \u0026amp; Stem:\u003c\/b\u003e Dwarf pachycaul shrub (30 cm up to 1.5 m in height) featuring a swollen succulent caudex base with long, horizontally spreading, flattened top branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBark \u0026amp; Striation:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower stems exhibit prominent, vertical longitudinal striations (ribs) on dark grayish-brown bark. Unlike many other \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"135\"\u003eCommiphora\u003c\/i\u003e species, it lacks papery translucent peeling bark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInflorescence \u0026amp; Fruit:\u003c\/b\u003e Dioecious (individual plants are either male or female). Flowers are small and 4-petaled (male flowers pale green, female flowers pale orange-yellow). Produces distinctive whitish-yellow, smooth ovoid-ellipsoid drupes containing a fleshy pseudaril.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Extremely slow-growing summer grower. Highly drought-deciduous, dropping its fine leaves during winter dry periods to conserve moisture within its caudex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e The generic name \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\"\u003eCommiphora\u003c\/i\u003e derives from the Greek \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\"\u003ekommi\u003c\/i\u003e (\"gum\") and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"80\"\u003ephoros\u003c\/i\u003e (\"bearing\"), referring to the fragrant resin produced by the genus. The specific epithet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"176\"\u003ekraeuseliana\u003c\/i\u003e honors the German paleobotanist Dr. Richard Oswald Karl Kräusel (1890–1966).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e Formally described in 1956 by botanist Hermann Heino Heine based on type specimens collected around the Brandberg region in Namibia. It is widely revered in specialized succulent horticulture for its naturally sculpted bonsai architecture and fine, feather-like foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W0.5-1cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47868937240829,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_4986.jpg?v=1784622245","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/commiphora-kraeuseliana","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}