Commiphora bruceae seeds grow into a deciduous caudiciform shrub or small tree from the desert and dry shrubland biome of the Horn of Africa — a name used in the trade for material now treated as part of the broader Commiphora kua complex, which ranges from Eritrea south through Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda to Zambia, and also occurs on the south-western Arabian Peninsula. Like all members of this group, it develops a swollen stem base with peeling, papery, yellowish to grey bark revealing fresh green underlayers, and produces a creamy, gum-resin exudate. Fully deciduous in the dry season, it exposes the spiny, architectural branching structure at its most striking.A spiny shrub or small tree up to 3 m, with the bold peeling bark and dry-season deciduous habit characteristic of the genus. Full sun, very sharp drainage and a dry rest when leafless replicate the strongly seasonal arid conditions of its range. Peeling yellowish-grey bark revealing green underlayers; creamy gum-resin Spiny branching; deciduous — fully leafless in dry season Horn of Africa and East Africa — desert and dry shrubland biome Full sun, very sharp drainage; dry leafless rest Part of the wide-ranging East African Commiphora kua complex Commiphora bruceae seeds offer collectors a genuine East African caudiciform myrrh-family shrub — a plant from the extraordinary Commiphora-rich dry flora of the Horn of Africa and Kenya, where the genus reaches its greatest diversity. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
