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Boswellia
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Boswellia

Boswellia is a genus of trees in the order Sapindales, known for their fragrant resin which has many pharmacological uses, particularly as anti-inflammatories. The Biblical incense frankincense was an extract from the resin of the tree Boswellia sacra, and is now produced also from B. frereana.

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23 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Boswellia serrata

speciesBoswellia serrata

Frankincense Tree

speciesBoswellia sacra

Boswellia elongata

speciesBoswellia elongata

Boswellia nana

speciesBoswellia nana

Boswellia dioscoridis

speciesBoswellia dioscoridis

Boswellia ameero

speciesBoswellia ameero

Boswellia hesperia

speciesBoswellia hesperia

Boswellia popoviana

speciesBoswellia popoviana

Boswellia socotrana

speciesBoswellia socotrana

Boswellia scopulorum

speciesBoswellia scopulorum

Boswellia dalzielii

speciesBoswellia dalzielii

Boswellia neglecta

speciesBoswellia neglecta

Boswellia bullata

speciesBoswellia bullata

Boswellia asplenifolia

speciesBoswellia asplenifolia

Sudanese Frankincense

speciesBoswellia papyrifera

Boswellia ovalifoliolata

speciesBoswellia ovalifoliolata

Boswellia samhaensis

speciesBoswellia samhaensis

Boswellia rivae

speciesBoswellia rivae

Boswellia frereana

speciesBoswellia frereana

Boswellia occulta

speciesBoswellia occulta

Boswellia ogadensis

speciesBoswellia ogadensis

Boswellia pirottae

speciesBoswellia pirottae

Boswellia globosa

speciesBoswellia globosa

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Boswellia in Ortus sanitatis

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.463

Boswellia in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.114

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184575.