Commiphora schimperi (O. Berg) Engl.

schimperi: named after Prof. Andreas Schimper (1856 - 1908), German botanist and plant collector.

Shrub or small tree. Bark dark green to yellowish-green flaking in large golden-brown to yellowish strips; branches spine-tipped. Leaves clustered on small lateral branchlets, 3-foliolate or rarely imparipinnate with 2-4 pairs leaflets; leaflets obovate, up to 5 × 3.5 cm, lateral leaflets about half the size of terminal leaflet, more or less shiny green, hairless; margin coarsely toothed; petiole slender, up to 3 cm long. Flowers in small axillary sessile clusters, red, cup-shaped, appearing before the leaves. Fruit ovoid, c. 1.3 cm long, pointed, pale pink, splitting to reveal a black seed almost entirely hidden by a 4-lobed bright red pseudo-aril.

Namibia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa

Die Blinkblaarkanniedood (Commiphora schimperi) is 'n immergroen boom en word aangetref vanaf Namibië, die sentrale deel van Zimbabwe, regdeur Noordwes, Limpopo en Mpumalanga tot in KwaZulu-Natal. Die boom het pinnas met taamlike grof getande rande.

Commiphora schimperi, also known as glossy-leaved corkwood, is a tree species in the genus Commiphora, which is native to Namibia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.

Commiphora schimperi là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Burseraceae. Loài này được (O.Bergman) Engl. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1883.