✿Burseraceae · Commiphora
Mudgiluvai / Indian Balm Of Gilead
Commiphora berryi
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- February-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commiphora berryi
- Genus
- Commiphora
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mudgiluvai itself; the rest are typical of the Burseraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Burseraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Mudgiluvai, Mulkilluvai, கிலுவை
- Malayalam
- Usuva
About Mudgiluvai
Indian Balm of Gilead (Commiphora berryi) is a tree in the Burseraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Botanical family
Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Mudgiluvai belongs to the Burseraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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