Subsp. panganensis may be found. It is recorded from the coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania inland to northern Kenya, but is less conspicuous than subsp. commiphorae. It usually produces its larger less crinkly leaves at flowering time, the calyx is 2–2.5 mm long, longer than the receptacle, and the corolla-lobes are expanded at the very base and again about 5–6 mm above where the filaments are inserted, the mature corolla-buds thus with swellings above and below the vents. It is generally found on Adansonia, Sterculia and Euphorbia.