Boswellia

tree genus

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In Burseraceae: Major genera and species
…several species of the genus Boswellia, called frankincense, was used in biblical times in incense, in medicine, and for embalming.
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In frankincense: Frankincense trees and harvest
…from trees of the genus Boswellia (family Burseraceae), particularly from the species B. frereana, B. sacra, B. papyrifera, and B. serrata, which are found in Somalia, the Hadhramaut region of Yemen, Oman, and parts of
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