Commiphora Kataf ‘S’

Commiphora kataf can be found in the wild on the dry steppes of Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan, but can also be found on the other side of the Gulf of Aden in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The plant is highly appreciated by many for its resin, which resembles myrrh. Commiphora kataf has a thick trunk in which the plant stores its water. Several twisting stems with fine green leaves emerge from this trunk. Because the leaves grow in triplets at the end of the petiole, they look a lot like a clover.