Plant Details

Accepted name:: Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. [Burseraceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abyssinian myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
arabian myrrh	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arbre à myrrhe	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bal	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
barakande	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bisabol myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bol	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bola	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
bolah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dashi ‘biskiti	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ekwangorom	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
gandharsh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
guban myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
gummi myrrha	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
habaq-hagar-ad	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
heerabol myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
heerbol	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
hirabol myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mbebe	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mbele	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mo yao	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mokgonkgoro	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
molmol	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
morr	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
morrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
mur	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
murr	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrr	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrh	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrha	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrhe des somalis	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
myrrhenbaum	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
männliche myrrhe	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
ogo myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
osilalei	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
somali myrrh	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
turari	Other	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Oleo-gum-resin		U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oleo-gum-resin		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
stem, branch	dried oleo-gum	WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Commiphora betschuanica Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 149 (1910).
Balsamea schimperi (O.Berg) Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 41 (1880).
Balsamodendrum schimperi O.Berg Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 20: 162 (1862).
Commiphora arussensis Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 305 (1904).
Commiphora buraensis Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 309 (1904).
Commiphora flabellulifera Chiov. Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 43 (1916).
Commiphora neumannii Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 306 (1904).
Commiphora resiniflua Martelli Fl. Bogos.: 15 (1886).
Commiphora trothae Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 371 (1899).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Commiphora betschuanica Engl.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Commiphora schimperi (O. Berg) Engl.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg)Engl.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Commiphora schimperi (OBerg) Engl.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Commiphora schimperi Engl.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 3 (WHO, 2007)
Commiphora schimperi Engler	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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