About Commiphora saxicola Engl.
Commiphora saxicola, commonly called rock corkwood, is a shrub species belonging to the genus Commiphora. This species is endemic to Namibia, where it is protected. It grows on rock slopes and in gravel plains across a range that extends from the Kunene River south to Helmeringhausen. It has multiple local common names: rotskanniedood in Afrikaans, Felsenmyrrhe and Felsenbalsambaum in German, and Omumdomba in Otjiherero. The resin produced by this shrub has a sweet scent, and the Topnaar people use it as a thirst suppressant. Its fruit is edible.
