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Burseraceae

Gugal

Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari

Family
Burseraceae
Genus
Commiphora

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Gugal: Commiphora wightii in cultivation at the gardens of TDU, Bangalore
Photo: Delonix, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (16)
Arabic
مقل اليهود
arz
كوميفورا ويتى
Chinese
求求罗香, 求求羅香, 印度没药树, 安息香, 安悉香, 局崛羅, 拙具羅, 拙具羅香
English
Gugal, Guggul, Gugul, Indian bdellium-tree, Mukul myrrh tree
Estonian
India mürripuu
French
Guggul, Guggulu, Gugul, Gugulon
German
Guggul, Bdellium, Bedellium, Bedolachharz, Gum guggulu, Indische Myrrhe, Loban
Hindi
गुग्गुल
Italian
Gugul
Malayalam
ഗുൽഗുലു
Marathi
गुग्गुळ
Persian
مقل
Polish
Guggul
Punjabi
ਗੁੱਗਲ
Sanskrit
गुग्गुलुसस्यम्
Spanish
Balsamodendron mukul, Balsamodendron roxburghii, Balsamodendron wightii, Goma de guggul, Guggul, Mukul

Synonyms

  • Balsamea mukul (Hook. ex Stocks) Baill.
  • Balsamodendrum mukul Hook. ex Stocks
  • Balsamodendrum roxburghii Stocks
  • Balsamodendrum wightii Arn.
  • Commiphora mukul (Hook. ex Stocks) Engl.
  • Commiphora roxburghii Engl.
  • Commiphora roxburghii var. serratifolia Haines

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.