Commiphora berryi (Arn.) Engl., Monogr. Phan. 4: 17 1883. (syn: Amyris gileadensis Roxb. (ambiguous synonym); Balsamea berryi Engl.; Balsamea gileadensis (Kunth) Oken; Balsamodendrum berryanum Voigt; Balsamodendrum berryi Arn.; Protium gileadense (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.); . India (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka), Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; .
Re: Commiphora caudata : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Salem Kindly identify It’s not C. caudata …, Check with C. berryi, Thanks, …, for the id. To me also looks close to Commiphora berryi as per Flora of Peninsular India Kerala Plants FRLHT Research Gate pitchandikulam-herbarium Useful Tropical Plants Wikimedia Commons Catalogue of Life Looks different from Commiphora caudata (Wight & Arn.) Engl. .
Location: Checkanurani Madurai Tamil Nadu INDIA Altitude: 190fsl Flower date: 19FEB2025, 06.55pm Habitat: wild moisture sloppy shrubby land Plant habit: medium erect branched shrub, weak cylindrical stem 12cm base diameter, thorny, perennial Height: 02 meter Leaves: alternate tri-pinnate, leaflets elliptic acute leathery glossy serrated margins, size upto: 03×2cm Flower: axillary buds in leaf scar terminal, purplish, diameter:03mm Fruit: Seed: I think this is Yes, it is Commiphora berryi, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant.
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Commiphora berryi
Updated on February 12, 2026