✿Burseraceae · Commiphora
Mudgiluvai / Indian Balm Of Gilead
Commiphora berryi
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- 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
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Burseraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- 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 belonging to the Burseraceae family (Bursera Family). It is typically found in dry deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-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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