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Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari - syn.Commiphora mukul; Balsamodendrum mukul Hook. ex Stocks; Balsamodendrum wightii Arn. - Burseraceae
guggul, Indian bdellium-tree
Shrub, up to 4m high, native to India, Pakistan; branches aromatic, thorny and knotty with papery bark; leaves sessile, alternate or fascicled, 1-3-foliolate, leaflets obovate, serrate, glabrous, the terminal sessile or subsessile. „ As stated earlier 3 types of flowers are met with in this taxon. Of these, the functionally female flowers are borne on a separate plant, and have staminodes that apparently look like well developed stamens but they contain only sterile pollen grains. This was determined by acetocarmine and cottonblue-lactophenol tests. The bagged flowers did not produce any fruits. This excludes the possibility of apomixis. As normal fruits are met with in these plants, it is inferred that pollen grains from bisexual or male flowers, present on separate plants are needed for the production of normal fruits.
It is the source of Guggul or Indian Bdellium, a gum-resin that exudes from the branches. It is largely used as an incense, in medicine and perfumery, and as a substitute for African Bdellium. It is also used to adulterate myrrh.“ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250063169