About Hill Mango
Commiphora wightii, with common names Indian bdellium-tree, gugal, guggal, guggul, gugul, or mukul myrrh tree, is a flowering plant in the family Burseraceae, which produces a fragrant resin called gugal, guggul or gugul, that is used in incense and vedic medicine (or ayurveda). The species is native to western India, from where it was introduced westward to southern Pakistan and the middle-east. It prefers arid and semi-arid climates and is tolerant of poor soil.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commiphora wightii
- Genus
- Commiphora
- Family
- BURSERACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry areas
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुग्गुल Guggul, गुग्गल Guggal, guggul
- Telugu
- gugul, mahishaksha, maisakshi
- Kannada
- Antu guggula, ಗುಗ್ಗುಲ, ಗುಗ್ಗುಳ Guggula
- Malayalam
- ഗുൽഗുലു
- Marathi
- guggala, gulag, mukul
Burseraceae
Bursera Family
Hill Mango belongs to the Burseraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the BURSERACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at hill mango or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.
More in BURSERACEAE
- Indian Olibanum Tree, Indian Frankincense, White dammerBoswellia serrata
- Mexican Linaloe Tree, Tree of Fragrance, Linaloe BerryBursera delpechiana
- Mexican Lavender, Mexican LinaloeBursera penicillata
- Black Dammar Tree, Black dhup, Indian white MahoganyCanarium strictum
- Java AlmondCanarium vulgare
- Indian Balm of GileadCommiphora berryi