Commiphora mollis 'Namibia' SEEDS

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Commiphora mollis 'Namibia' seeds grow into a deciduous caudiciform shrub or small tree of documented Namibian provenance — material from the southern end of this wide-ranging spec ies, which extends from southern Kenya south through East and Central Africa to Namibia and South Africa. The 'Namibia' provenance captures material from the more arid, southern end of the distribution where C. mollis grows in the dry shrubland and desert-margin biome. Like all Commiphora, it develops a swollen stem with peeling aromatic bark and is fully deciduous in the dry season. Family Burseraceae.Full sun, sharp drainage and a dry leafless rest replicate the conditions of its Namibian habitat at the southern end of the species' range. Documented Namibian provenance — southern, more arid end of the species' range Peeling aromatic bark; swollen stem; fully deciduous in dry season C. mollis range: S. Kenya to S. Africa — Namibian material from the southern end Full sun, sharp drainage; dry leafless rest Provenance comparison with the Kenyan form is botanically interesting Commiphora mollis 'Namibia' provides documented southern-provenance material of this widely distributed Commiphora — authentic Namibian seed from the arid southern end of a species spanning the length of eastern and southern Africa. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds. Show more