Commiphora can serve as a model genus for understanding plant evolution in the drier regions of the Old World tropics, particularly in eastern continental Africa and Madagascar, where diversity in the genus is concentrated.
kəmˈɪfoːɹə kæn sˈɜːv æz ɐ mˈɑːdəl dʒˈɛnəs fɔːɹ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ plˈænt ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ɪnðə dɹˈaɪɚ ɹˈiːdʒənz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld wˈɜːld tɹˈɑːpɪks, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪn ˈiːstɚn kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ˈæfɹɪkə ænd mˌædəɡˈæskɚ, wˌɛɹ daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪnðə dʒˈɛnəs ɪz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd.