bola :
Morphology:
- Myrrh is native of arid and alpine habitats in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Oman and Yemen. It is small, thick-stemmed tree or shrub with a succulent trunk and spine-like twigs.
- Stem: Tree with somewhat thick trunk and spreading branches.
- Leaves: Small and sparse, generally single and grey-green, oval-shaped and trifoliate, but variable in size and shape. Leaf terminate in an acute point.
- Bark: Silver, papery and peeling, with green bark underneath.
- Fruits: Tiny and brown, with a smooth, oval shape.
- Resin: Damaging or incising the stem produces a pale yellow, oily resin.
Histology:
Male flowers usually precocious, 2-4 in dichasial cymes 3-4 mm long
which are often sparsely glandular; bracteoles pale brown. 0.5-0.7 mm
long and wide, often lightly attached at the base and forming a fragile
detachable collar; receptacle beaker-shaped, petals oblong, tapering
pointed and recurved at the tip, 4.5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide; filaments 1.4
and 1.2, anthers 1.2 and 1.0 mm long.
