Commiphora humbertii seeds grow into a deciduous caudiciform shrub or small tree endemic to the desert and dry shrubland biome of south-western Madagascar — one of the island's many Commiphora species found nowhere else on earth. Named after the prominent French botanist Henri Humbert, who made major contributions to our knowledge of Malagasy flora, this species develops the characteristic swollen, water-storing stem base and peeling aromatic bark of the genus, fully deciduous in the dry season. It grows in the extraordinary spiny desert of south-western Madagascar, one of the world's most diverse and threatened arid-zone floras. Family Burseraceae.Full sun, very sharp drainage and a warm, dry rest when leafless replicate the extreme conditions of the Malagasy spiny desert biome. Swollen caudiciform stem with peeling aromatic bark; fully deciduous SW. Madagascar — desert and dry shrubland biome; endemic Named after Henri Humbert, distinguished botanist of Malagasy flora Full sun, very sharp drainage; warm dry rest Rare collector's species from the Malagasy spiny desert Commiphora humbertii seeds are a genuine rarity from the endemic Malagasy Commiphora flora — a collector's caudiciform from the celebrated spiny desert of south-western Madagascar, where the family Burseraceae has undergone remarkable radiation. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
