Boswellia frereana Birdw.

Elemi frankincense (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Boswellia

Characteristics

A small tree. The bark is peeling. It has a sticky aromatic resin. The flowers have 5 petals. The fruit is a capsule. It is brown and has a small brown nutlet inside.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

The resin is chewed.
Uses food food additive material medicinal social use tea
Edible gums saps
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Boswellia frereana unspecified picture

Distribution

Boswellia frereana world distribution map, present in Somalia and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127043-1
WFO ID wfo-0000569700
COL ID MMMR
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Boswellia frereana