Commiphora angolensis

Commiphora angolensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Commiphora
Species:	C. angolensis
Binomial name
	Commiphora angolensis; Engl., Monogr Phan 4: 24 (1883)
Synonyms
	Balsamea angolensis Hiern ; Balsamea longebracteata (Engl.) Hiern ; Commiphora gossweileri Engl. ; Commiphora kwebensis N. E. Br. ; Commiphora longebracteata Engl. ; Commiphora nigrescens Engl. ; Commiphora olivieri Engl. ; Commiphora rehmanniana Engl. ; Commiphora rehmannii Engl.;

Commiphora angolensis, also known as sand commiphora or sand corkwood, is a shrub species in the genus Commiphora growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.

The adults and larvae of Diamphidia nigroornata feed on C. angolensis.

The bark of C. angolensis contains condensed tannins and the anthocyanin petunidin-3-rhamnoglucoside.

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