Commiphora ciliata seeds grow into a deciduous caudiciform shrub or small tree from the desert and dry shrubland biome of the Horn of Africa — Ethiopia, Somalia and the surrounding arid zone — where it grows in the dry bushland communities of this extraordinarily Commiphora-rich region. Like all members of the genus, it develops a swollen stem with peeling aromatic bark and is fully deciduous in the dry season. The epithet ciliata means 'fringed with hairs', referring to a distinctive character of the plant's leaves or calyx. Family Burseraceae.Full sun, very sharp drainage and a dry rest when leafless are essential in cultivation — replicating the extreme seasonally dry conditions of the Horn of Africa. Peeling aromatic bark; swollen stem base; fully deciduous in dry season Distinctive ciliate (fringed-hairy) character in leaf or calyx Ethiopia, Somalia — desert and dry shrubland biome, Horn of Africa Part of the extraordinary Commiphora diversity of the East African dry flora Full sun, very sharp drainage; dry leafless rest Commiphora ciliata is a collector's species from the epicentre of Commiphora diversity in the Horn of Africa — a caudiciform shrub from one of the richest and most botanically extraordinary arid floras on earth. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
