Commiphora saxicola, also known as rock corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora endemic to, and protected in, Namibia. It grows on rock slopes and in gravel plains in an area reaching from the Kunene River south to Helmeringhausen. The rock corkwood is known in local languages as Afrikaans: rotskanniedood, German: Felsenmyrrhe, Felsenbalsambaum, and Otjiherero: Omumdomba. The resin of the shrub smells sweet and is used as a thirst suppressant by the Topnaar people. The fruit is edible.
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| - Commiphora saxicola, also known as rock corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora endemic to, and protected in, Namibia. It grows on rock slopes and in gravel plains in an area reaching from the Kunene River south to Helmeringhausen. The rock corkwood is known in local languages as Afrikaans: rotskanniedood, German: Felsenmyrrhe, Felsenbalsambaum, and Otjiherero: Omumdomba. The resin of the shrub smells sweet and is used as a thirst suppressant by the Topnaar people. The fruit is edible. (en)
- Commiphora saxicola är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Adolf Engler. Commiphora saxicola ingår i släktet Commiphora och familjen Burseraceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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| - Commiphora saxicola, also known as rock corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora endemic to, and protected in, Namibia. It grows on rock slopes and in gravel plains in an area reaching from the Kunene River south to Helmeringhausen. The rock corkwood is known in local languages as Afrikaans: rotskanniedood, German: Felsenmyrrhe, Felsenbalsambaum, and Otjiherero: Omumdomba. The resin of the shrub smells sweet and is used as a thirst suppressant by the Topnaar people. The fruit is edible. (en)
- Commiphora saxicola är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Adolf Engler. Commiphora saxicola ingår i släktet Commiphora och familjen Burseraceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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