| Common Names - Frankincense | Synonyms - None |
| Authority - Roxb. ex Colbr. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - Small trees | Total Number of species - 20 |
| World Distribution - N.E. Africa | |
| Comments - Has wood. The value is in the resins of the trees that is well known as Frankincense. The Frankincense mentioned in the Bible probably was Boswellia sacra. | |
| 1 - Boswellia dalzielii. 2 - Boswellia papyrifera. 3 - Boswellia serrata. |