Bdellium
Resin of Commiphora mukul, also known as bdellium, guggul, gum guggul.
Overview
| item | bdellium |
|---|---|
| taxon | Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari |
| family | Burseraceae |
| regions | Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent |
| continents | Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical |
| part | resin |
| botanical_database | POWO |
BDELLIUM is a incense, and perfume, cultivated for its resin. It is yielded from the plant Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari, a shrub in the Burseraceae family, growing in desert or dry shrubland biome, with a native range of S. Arabian Pen., S. Pakistan to W. & C. India.1
See more in ( Citation: POWO, 2024 POWO (2024). Plants of the world online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/ ; Citation: Dalby, 2000 Dalby, A. (2000). Dangerous tastes: the story of spices. University of California Press. )
Distribution
Native and introduced habitats of Commiphora wightii2
Native areas: Oman, Yemen, India, Pakistan
Introduced areas:
Bibliography
- Dalby (2000)
- Dalby, A. (2000). Dangerous tastes: the story of spices. University of California Press.
- POWO (2024)
- POWO (2024). Plants of the world online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/