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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. „Plants dimorphic, one having bisexual and male flowers, and the other having female flowers with staminodes…“
„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
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