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Cultivation of bola - Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.

bola :

bola  : Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.

Cultivation:

A plant for the drier tropics and subtropics, where it can be found at elevations from 250 - 1,300 metres. Plants prefer a minimum temperature that does not fall below about 10°c. It grows wild in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 230 - 300mm
Requires a well-drained soil and a position in full sun. Prefers shallow soils and is chiefly found over limestone


Propogation:

Seed -
Hardwood cuttings at the end of the growing season


Harvesting:

Part harvested : Gum

When people harvest myrrh, they wound the trees repeatedly to bleed them of the gum. Myrrh gum is waxy and coagulates quickly. After the harvest, the gum becomes hard and glossy. The gum is yellowish and may be either clear or opaque. It darkens deeply as it ages, and white streaks emerge.

Myrrh gum is commonly harvested from the species Commiphora myrrha.



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