Commiphora glaucescens

Commiphora glaucescens

Family: Burseraceae.

Common names: Bloublaar kanniedood, Blue-leaved corkwood.

Dioecious tree 2-8 m tall with a single trunk or shrub-like tree 1 -2 m tall with a trunk branching near ground level; bark yellowish brown to reddish brown, peeling in papery pieces or discoid flakes of the same colour; young branchlets glabrous or sparsely pilose to densely pilose, not spine-tipped. Leaves simple, glabrous.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium.

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: August 2024