Described: (Arn.) Bhandari.
States with an open record: Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 3A Desert: Thar, 3B Desert: Kutchchh, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 8A Coasts: West Coast.
Family: Burseraceae; order: Sapindales.

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Commiphora wightii

Indian bdellium-tree

Indian bdellium-tree (Commiphora wightii), a species of India. IUCN Critically Endangered (2015, decreasing). Open records in 10 states. Listed by WCVP, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: other flowering plants & conifers.

Other flowering plants and conifers of Delhi · Other flowering plants and conifers of Rajasthan · Other flowering plants and conifers of Madhya Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Gujarat · Other flowering plants and conifers of Maharashtra · Other flowering plants and conifers of Karnataka · Other flowering plants and conifers of Kerala · Other flowering plants and conifers of Tamil Nadu · Other flowering plants and conifers of Telangana · Other flowering plants and conifers of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

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