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Boswellia sacra
Boswellia sacra
(commonly known as
frankincense
or
olibanum-tree
) is a tree in the
Burseraceae
family. It is the primary tree in the genus
Boswellia
from which
frankincense
, a
resinous
dried sap, is harvested. It is native to the
Arabian Peninsula
(
Oman
,
Yemen
), and northeastern
Africa
(
Somalia
).
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